Who I Want To Be

By: Shantha Burt

Of all the questions,
one stands out.
Who do you want to be?
I want to be someone whose life is overflowing with adventure.
I want to travel and explore.
It would be great to see monuments as bold as stars.
I want to have as much fun as a kid with a balloon.
I would love to tour the wonderful world,
or make new discoveries.
I want to do exciting and exotic things.
It would be nice to look back and be able to tell stories about my life.
I want to have success and achieve my goals.
I want to feel honorable.
In the most brutal times,
I want to be able to summon my perseverance,
and not give up.
No matter how tough it gets,
I want to be able to have as much courage as a warrior,
and overcome my fails and falls.
I can get through it.
I believe in myself.
I want to be someone whose life is overflowing with adventure.