"I Am"

I am
I am here.
I am me.
I am on my way to who I was meant to be.

I am high.
As I fly
High above all that is beneath me.

I am sad.
Close to mad.
At having to watch every word
Every action
Every decision
Every faction
Who’s there to keep me from being all I can be.

I am on the way to that place called there
As I look back and forth everywhere
So scared to miss it
So afraid to diss it
So afraid to turn around and walk the wrong way

I am who I am
Still learning
Still growing
Still flowing

For I am me
I am here.

From September 24, 2010 Women of Color Writing Workshop. Writing Prompt: Write a poem or story beginning with "I Am"(10 minutes).