What is Self?

I am a girl who is 6 years old.
I wonder what the sun is made of.
I hear fun in my house.
I see kids working at school.
I want to be a actress when I grow up.
I am a girl who is 6 years old.

I pretend I am a singer at my house.
I feel happy when I am on vacation.
I touch animals when I am at the zoo.
I worry in the dark.
I am a girl who is 6 years old.

I understand when someone falls down.
I say sorry when I get in a fight.
I dream I am in a jungle.
I try to play nicely with other people.
I hope I can have fun as long as I live.
I am a girl who is 6 years old.

by Laila

(Laila participated in the What is Self? Art & Writing Exhibition @ Frisbie St. in Oakland, CA – May 2009)