Edit: I Still Have Everything You Gave Me

"I Still Have Everything You Gave Me"

Naomi Shihab Nye

 

Edit: A Poem is a Place

"A Poem is a Place"

Isabelle Correa

 

the past stays in the present

Last May, I had the stupid idea to reinvent myself. I thought that I could make new friends, step out of my shell, and become a kinder person. Shocker--it didn't work. I almost ruined my relationship with my roommate. I had an "episode" that I can't remember the details of. I realized you can never become someone else. You are always you, but somehow, my identity changed when I wasn't looking. I accomplished my goal in a way I never thought I could.