I long for the days I am accepted by people who know me for me,
I wish I could be accepted by my family for me,
I wish people could really know me,
I feel alone in this massive world and I am used to it,
I will have to be me and do things how I want them to be done,
I have been through harder moments and parts of my life nobody should,
I made it through them alone,
No help from anyone, not even family,
Yet I am still me,
If you really wish to know me then you will,
You will know every struggle and bit of pain I have pushed through since I was a child,
Through everything and yet only getting started, I am still me,
I am still the same adrenaline-junkie kid who grew up in Abington,
I am still the same underestimated athlete,
I am still the same ambitious student who can’t find a way to work to his true potential,
I am still the same kid who loves to make people laugh,
I am still the same kid who will never fit in,
But as I get older I know my world will change,
I know I can find the people I will mean the most to,
And only then will I finally be free to be me.
This is my theme for English 12 and this is me, Bobby Carey.
Maggie Mayer-Ehrstein
2020