This poem, by Shel Silverstein, empowers me to think for myself. Listening to other peoples choices for your life decisions can make you brainwashed. You begin to think they are the ones who are right, but actually you should be thinking for yourself. Without control of that voice inside you, people would be steering you in all different directions like a steering wheel in a vehicle. The emotions in this poem are very distinctive. There are emotions such as regret, confidence, and braveness. The way these emotions are embedded in this poem are events that might have happened to the writer. In the writer's life they may have not listened to themselves and listened to others. They wanted to remind us to be confident with who you are and always
