Shaping My Identity

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Words have the power to shape your identity; regardless of whether you can type, maintain eye contact or engage in meaningful conversation- which in my case challenge how I view myself and why I am misunderstood most of the time.
Simple, elegant, and clear; came together for me with comforting memories of unrestrained writing in my journal as well as the joy of flipping through the dictionary and thesaurus for new words to rebuke my siblings; then almost simultaneously, the anxiety of having my journal apprehended and put on exhibit left me with a familiar but muted desire to communicate in written form or expose any potential coherence for many years.

When I began my search for the perfect word, an excitement for the ability to share ideas

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