Would I Still Be Me?

Emma Gonzalez, Staff Writer

I like chicken
and beef flavored
Top Ramen.

But say I preferred
vegetables and
healthy stuff —
wouldn’t I still be me?

I like to wear plain
T-shirts, hoodies,
and jeans.

But if I traded them
in for bright tank tops
and sweatpants —
wouldn’t I still be me?

I like to listen to
NF and Sickick.
If I started listening
to happier & more
popular musicians,
wouldn’t I still be
me?

I like drawing &
making art
but if I dropped my
pencil and picked
up a basketball or
volleyball, wouldn’t I
still be me?

If I wasn’t scared
of jellyfish, people,
loud noises, or talking
to strangers,
wouldn’t I still be me?

But what if I
wasn’t quiet or
wasn’t always
sleepy?

What if I didn’t
have any cats or
didn’t like animals?

What if my family
wasn’t from
Mexico?

Wouldn’t I still be me?