Smart Enough

I am smart. Smart enough to figure out what x equals. Smart enough to become a lawyer or doctor or the next president. Smart enough to have a high reading level. Smart enough to “just have test anxiety” when I fail the test. Smart enough to realize that this stupid label has dictated everything my world is. Sure, I know x equals 86 but why does that suggest that I am now a lawyer. I am smart enough to realize that I don't want to be some doctor or president. Smart enough to realize that not once have I've been asked what I career I want to pursue. Smart enough to understand that I have not once been hugged or reassured when I was one step away from plummeting to the earth and why? Because I am smart enough to figure everything out on my own.

I am smart enough to know that all I ever wanted was for someone to understand the neglect and pain that one word can cause. I don't want to be deserted just because of my brain complexity. So the fundamental question is, do you know who I am?