Being Human

Being human means 

making mistakes 

and learning 

from them, 

not being 

flawless.

Being human means 

reacting 

to the world 

around us, 

adapting and changing 

who we are.

Being human means 

feeling 

mercy, 

regret, 

empathy, 

happiness, 

sadness, 

anger, 

and all other emotions.

Being human is 

being imperfect

and being 

yourself.

My friends kept on poking me to see if I was the "real" me, as I had made a stupid mistake on my essay, missed it in my editing phase, and had to stay after school for 5 minutes because of it. Usually, I'm not like that (which explains why my friends were poking me) as I am usually very meticulous about editing my writing. But, as my teacher pointed out, it shows I'm human. Thus, her words inspired this. Not very poetical, but oh well.