An Influenced Life

She was a little girl who loved to read and tell stories that she completely made up in her head. She wore flare jeans to school everyday with big thick black boots and pig tails, only 5 years old.

"Those are ugly, Sierra, you shouldn't wear those jeans or lie all the time."

So, she started wearing skinny jeans by the time she was 8 or 10. But by then, he parents had to let her pick her clothes. At the age of 13 she saw every one with black lines on their eyes.

"We're beautiful so we wear eye liner, you should try it and stop being a plain Jane Sierra."

So, she wore eyeliner, not every day, but enough to not feel like a plain Jane. By the time she was 15 everyone was taking green stuff and inhaling it.

"We smoke weed and listen to Kid Cudi, you should free your mind Sierra."

So, she freed her mind. Only a couple times, not enough to be a real stoner. By the time she was 16 every girl was in love.

"You should hump a boy and be a lady."

So, she became a lady and fell in love with a 25 year old man who ended up leaving her. By the time she was 17 everyone was ditching school.

"Why go we're on our last year anyway."

So, she ditches school to spend nights with her grandmother every once in a while.

By the time she was 18 she looked back and realized that society had shaped who she was, what she wanted, and how to be. She realized that truth was within her and that the only thing to do was learn how to balance being herself and being what society demands, in this lesson she learns that this will inevitably take her far.