Here I sit all alone,

it seems wierd to be on my own.

I am free now,

my parents don't watch over me.

My responsibilites are to myself,

I don't have to worry about anyone else.

My life wasn't planned by my elders.

I want to be a storyteller.

I want to weave tales of valor and humor.

I want to know the difference,

between fact and rumor.

And even though I love being free,

there is a part of me,

that wishes I weren't alone.

CALDER WOLFE