Personal Identity is Worth Fighting For

Where I'm From

I am from Pooh bear,
from the soccer games and the track meets.
I am from I Told you Sos
and every jolly word in Jingle Bells, as if I made it up myself.

I am from lasagna and the thickly cut salami.
From weekend dinners at Mr. Wong’s and steamy broth flavors.
I am from strict doctors and bubbling beer.
From Hey there shorty and My little angel.

I am from floaties and peek-a-boos,
from blonde barbies and Huggies diapers.
I am from pigtails to hair battles.
From giggling faces and hysterical crying.

I am from Mathilda and The Cow Jumped Over the Moon.
From American Idol to The Little Mermaid.
I am from World War II and the Black Market
I am from Monopoly and the Bounce game,
sunshine and summer days all year long.

Stashed away in messy folders are snapshots,
documenting forgotten times,
a reminder of the past.
I am from those moments,
the building bricks of my future,
the building bricks of me.


List Poem 

Hair tightly pulled back
Short strands of hair poking out wildly the usual
Fluffy pink scrunchy covering the average hair tie
Unpierced and bare ears hanging free
A size too large purple letterman jacket laying on my shoulders
Wide sleeves resting on hands with only the tips of my fingers peeking out
Fingernails clean but in need of a short cut
Skinny wrists hiding under the comfort of my jacket
Blue polo shirt school
Dark shorts with a small stitched panther school
Not yet worn out black comfortable converse
Clean white socks slowly slipping down my heel
Flat white laces tied my own way incorrectly
Scratched and half-gone nail polish clinging to my toes
That’s just me.




One's personal identity is worth fighting for. It's worth it because our identity makes us different and who we are. If we didn't fight for who we are, then we would all be the same and not be unique. Identity makes everyone special. Doing something we don't want to do is giving up the fight for our identity. Everyone should have faith in themselves and fight for who they are because we all deserve to be ourselves and be happy. We can change everything from our appearance to the environment we live in but our identity is the only thing we know will be the same. If lose our fight for identity then we have nothing left. Our identity is what defines us and what we can always depend on to never change.