My Name

Grace Slizoski is my name.

I am only one out of 7 billion people.

I’m just the middle child in a family of 8.

I have been called the sass queen by my mother,

Princess Gracie as a child by my entire family,

And a cement-head teenager by my grandfather.

The list goes on and on.

Some names are cool and comforting,

While others are harsh and hurtful.

But, however, a name is just a name.

It does not define who you are.

A name can be so many things.

It can be something that gives you goosebumps,

Or it could light up someone’s eyes whenever you say it.

A name is so powerful, it is part of what makes us, us.

There is no other Michael Jackson, who can dance like he did.

There is not another you, that has the talents and qualities that you do.

A name can be presented with so much honor and gratitude.

You have a purpose on this Earth, make people remember your name.

So, decide.

Are you just going to be another person that has come and gone?
-G.S.