Existence by Makenzie Robertson (Ohio, 20)

My body is stiff
                   unmoving
                   tired
as I pull myself out of one mold
and into another.
Who do I need to be today?
Am I
                   aspiring artist
                   funny friend
                   overachieving student
                   closeted daughter
am I
                   emotional
                   invisible
                   boring
                   plain
                   ​too much
Can you see me?
Who looks back when I look in the mirror?

Makenzie Robertson is an undergraduate at Ohio Northern University pursuing a B.A. in English Literature. She is President of the English Honor Society Sigma Tau Delta and Poetry Editor for the national undergraduate literary magazine, Polaris. After graduation, Makenzie hopes to attend graduate school.