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I am ME
September 1, 2021
I used to listen
and try to understand the words.
I used to watch
and try to mimic the actions.
I used to read
and try to learn the stories.
I dreamt that I was like the others.
I wished that I was like the others.
What I didn't realize
was that they wanted the same thing.
And now that I know,
I still listen
I still watch
I still read
I still dream.
But while I do that
I also speak
I also act
I also write
I also create.
Because this world was made
so that we could all be different.
And what a wonderful world that is.
© Yichen L., Nanaimo, Columbia
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I think a common issue in our modern world is that we always compare ourselves to others and fail to appreciate our own strengths. Everyone is special in a different way, and we shine the brightest when we are not afraid to be ourselves. That is the message that I hope readers can take from this piece.