Worth a Damn

I am outrageous, and I am loud,
but I am soft, and I am quiet too.
I am the boardwalk at night,
and I am kayaks on the lake.
U an sad -- yes, I am -- and I am scared.
I am trusting, and then I am hurt.
I am resilient.
I am pretty --
pink clouds at sunrise pretty -- and I am smart --
I am the books you weren't allowed to read in high school kind of smart.
I am selfless, and ten I am selfish.
I am kind and I am rude and I am solemn.
I am sexy.
I am a fine dressed, and I am no fashionista.
I am sister and daughter and student and friend --
I am a joke, but I am laughing along.
I'm romantic goodnight kisses on doorsteps,
I am fumbling, hand-held ice skating.
I am weekends away -- I am nostalgia for imagined events.
I am roses. I am the sky. I am the sea.
I am yours.
And if you dare stunt my growth, I am gone.