i don't wanna be

"I'm tired of looking around corners wondering what I gotta do or who I'm supposed to be."

Clarity comes in odd packages and unexpected moments. In a period where my focus should be on what I am going to do in the next few months, how I'm going to survive, I have instead become caught in a web of self-reflection.

I am remembering the values and beliefs that I want to live by. I am beginning to enact long-held goals. I am searching beyond academic, professional, and social success.

I know more about myself today than I did two weeks ago. I know how my priorities are ordered. I am learning where I want to compromise and where I refuse. I am fighting bad habits and choosing new commitments.

Most importantly, I am embracing me. Every crook and cranny. Every flaw. Every imperfection. Every oddity. Every pleasure. Every hope and dream. Every love.

"I don't want to be anything other than me."