Truths and Lies

By Rumaysa Syed, High School Student

I have lived a long life; I am too young; I cannot understand.
I have not seen enough of the world.
I have seen enough.
I fit in; I’m the same; I like this.
I don’t fit in; I’m not the same; I hate this.
I am brown.
I don’t fit in; I’m not the same; I love this.
I am inferior; I am superior.
I am me.
I have lived a long life in a short time.