Anniversaries can be milestones for personal journeys as well as shared ones. Ten years ago I was alone, on the brink of a whole new life
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For so long, "Like Me" was someone who was brown, because that's what made me different.
Then it was someone who was queer, because that's what made me scared.
Now it's someone who's a teacher, because that's what makes me me.
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It's funny, having love is what made me both kinder to strangers and kinder to myself. The fear of losing everything just made me feel panicked and alone. But I'm always glad for the people on the other side, because they're the ones who pull me out of the anxiety and loneliness and reminded me to love and to be kind.
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Then it was someone who was queer, because that's what made me scared.
Now it's someone who's a teacher, because that's what makes me me.
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It's funny, having love is what made me both kinder to strangers and kinder to myself. The fear of losing everything just made me feel panicked and alone. But I'm always glad for the people on the other side, because they're the ones who pull me out of the anxiety and loneliness and reminded me to love and to be kind.
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