I am

I am your room at night when you fall asleep, the darkness swallowing you up with a patch of light squeezing its way through

I am the friendly monster you so fear under your bed

I am the puddle you step in on a rainy day and soaked your sock, but don’t mind

I am that thing no one dare speaks of, but is always close to thought

I am the dare that everyone suggests but no one commits

I am the one who sees what you do, but never lets you know what I think

I am that difficult math question that no one can figure out

I am the one that confuses myself more than others

I am the one that tries to make their place, but always gets over plowed

I am the one that never listens when I should

I am the one that speaks when I should listen

I am the person you think, damaged and all.

Or am I?

I choose to be

What I want.

Monster or Princess

Smartypants or Class Clown

Danger or Protector

Felon or Hero,

I don’t know.

All I know is

It takes only one moment to change

Everything