Identity

I am the popular girl in the center of a crowd,

I have no accomplishments,

Yet I act like I am all too proud.  

I am the boy, who acts like I don’t care,

Because when I lay awake at night

My past is all too much to bear.

I am the sister with a secret to hide,

And it’s all because I told my role model

That I’d be loyal, and stay by her side.

I am the bully,

Who lies awake at night,

Listening to my parents scream and fight.

I am the brain,

Who buries her head in a book,

Because it was my father’s life,

Not my intelligence that Cancer took.

I am the girl with a decision to make,

Because I made a bad choice,

And now it’s my future that’s at stake.

I am the boy who always gets in a fight.

Because violence is the only thing I’ve ever known,

And I cry myself to sleep.

Mostly because I feel alone at night.

I am just a kid with a secret.

Yes, I have one too.

You can guess, but I won’t tell you if it’s true.

Unless, or course, you’re willing---

 To reveal something about you.

Erika is a senior at Nerinx Hall and will be attending McKendree University fall 2015 with an interest in International Business. She is a phenomenal soccer player who has played all her life and will join the women's soccer team while in college. If she is not training or at a game you can find her working, hanging out with friends, reading, studying, eating chicken wings, or tanning. 

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