I Want To Be Me

I learned how to be me:
Parents, siblings, friends,
Neighbors, co-workers, celebrities.
Taking a little here...leaving a little there.
Watching the way others live.
The way they react.
The way they interact.
Through others, I learned how to tie my shoes, brush my teeth, dress myself.
And then I learned how I should dress myself, look myself, be myself.
I learn, the good and the bad, from those around me.
And I teach, the good and the bad, to those around me.
I want to be me.
I don't want to compare myself to others, but I want to aspire to be like them.
I don't want to change and become who I am not, but I do want to be better than I am.
How confusing it is to grow up...
Excellent news that I can learn to do that, too.