I am made of
all the people
I've encountered
and all the things
I have experienced.

inside, I hold the laughter
of my friends,
the arguments with my parents,
the chatter of young children
and the warmth of kind strangers.

inside, there are stitchings
from cracked hearts,
bitter words
from heated arguments,
music that gets me through
and emotions I cannot convey.
I am made of all these people
and moments.