called by my own name

smile

chin up

make some friends

raise your voice

dress like her

flirt with him

eat like this

laugh at that

halfheartedly

trying

to

mold myself

into yet

another

plain face

in a crowd of

copycats

really

all i want is to be me.

but it’s not that easy.

to be myself, i must know who i am

who am i?

a question the mirror cannot answer

who am i?

i know the truth lies with my Creator

who am i?

My daughter, you are Mine.

And that is enough.

footnotes:

But now, this is what the Lord says—

He who created you, Jacob,

He who formed you, Israel:

“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;

I have summoned you by name; you are Mine.”

Isaiah 43:1 NIV

I always struggle with identity. There are so many things with which we can identify, whether that is our friends or our clothes or our boyfriend/girlfriend, among many others. But I am slowly learning that when I identify with the One who created me and loves me despite how terrifyingly broken I am, that is when I truly find myself. I hope this encourages anyone who struggles with this too!!!