Me

First, I was a daughter,

and a sister.

I was a niece and a cousin,

a granddaughter and blessing.

Then I became a friend,

a classmate, a student.

I became a reader, 

a writer,

a fan.

I became a crush, then a love,

a girlfriend,

then again a girlfriend,

then again,

and now, a girlfriend.

I was a flag, and then a rifle and saber.

I was a band geek, a nerd.

A poet.

An undergraduate.

I became a reporter.

A boy, for a time,

then a they.

I was a girl.

A woman.

A worker.

A fighter.

A peacemaker.

I was a liar.

I was a love, then a heart-breaker.

A virgin.

For a while, I was a pianist.

A Hispanic,

An American. 

Soon,

I will be a graduate.

I will be an author,

a Novelist

a Director

A violinist.

I will be a wife,

A mother, a grandmother.

Soon, I will be an aunt, a godmother,

a business owner.

Soon, I will be someone new.

I will be someone similar.

I will be anything.

I will be,

I am,

Me.