I may not have been born with it, but I will try until it feels natural. Struggle and dedication are two ingredients I use everyday. Fall apart, put it back together, fall apart, put it back together, so on and so forth. Even if I have to dig through stitches to see my skin, the ending is worth it all. If there's no competition, I'll compete against myself and if there's no reward, I'll know the reward is not always in material. Without this determination to be someone, I might have died or lived in an eternal red swamp, wishing I were dead. My life would be a blank page, an empty cup, a wilted flower. From time to time, I see what I have be