My Life In a Sonnet

I still recall when I had just turned five. I’d started kindergarten. I was shy and wondered sometimes why I was alive and what my purpose even was. No lie! Something kin to emptiness swept through me. I felt invisible! Were I a tune, a melancholy one I had to be! The years passed by, and junior high came soon. From studying and reading, I felt smart. From friendships formed, my confidence could grow. But best of all, I’d opened up my heart! I wed, raised kids; then words began to flow as poetry! Though often I do well, sometimes my thoughts with melancholy swell . . . Sept. 8, 2021 For the Why Am I Me? Poetry Contest Sponsor: Shreya LN