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I Am

December 17, 2018
By ericaflooooooo BRONZE, Nyack, New York
ericaflooooooo BRONZE, Nyack, New York
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I am an aries baby that was born under a leo moon

I was born with a megaphone for a mouth

I have always had a lions mane instead of hair

With frizzy, curly chocolate brown tendrils that bounce when I run and pool around my shoulders

I grew up within the walls of 13 Staff Sgt. James parker street with a backyard that always held a different adventure and a pristine kitchen that continuously smelled like carrot cake.

At 7 I used to write my own symphonies on my silver electric keyboard, when I didn't know how to play a key

I was always the rambunctious kid in ballet that never wanted to keep still

My ears are filled with music and my body feels like its in a constant performance

With sam smith as my background singer and my living room lamp as the spotlight

I have experienced unimaginable pain in a short amount of time and have still managed to live a fulfilling life

I am BBQ chicken wing obsessed

I have surrounded myself with amazing friends that have forever touched my life

I learned to love myself before I gave it to someone else

I gave it to someone else and I haven’t regretted it since

I feel every emotion so deeply and have an intense passion for people

My head becomes so filled with others emotions that the only thing that will rescue me is the overflowing river of tears with the hopes that they will float me to a different place far from the chaos of my life

I am not material possessions or money

I thrive off of moments and connections and when I care deeply about a person I feel as though we are literally attached by an invisible string at the heart

I am big puerto rican families with food almost better than the music and new years celebrations that are followed by our own light show in my backyard

Even though I grew up in New York I consider my real home to be Florida

It's something about the cleaner air that almost carries the salt with it , the exotic animals that roam the street and the fact that my close family is merely a 15 minute car ride down the street

I fly through the air on aerial ropes and saturday morning yoga

I am healing crystals, chakras, and singing bowls

With velvet purples pouches filled with pink quartz and amethyst  

My red prayer rug with elephants hand sewn around the rim currently on display on my tragically blue walls

Im currently scared for the future but couldn’t be more ready to see what's in store


The author's comments:

This was thr first thing I ever wrote in my senior year creative writing class. I spent weeks revising and working on it until it oozed my personality and metamorphasis.


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