Numbers

Numbers, simple little symbols that we use to define ourselves. We are valued by the amount of zeros in our pay checks, rated by credit scores, tracked by our social security numbers, we live our days watching the clock. And our lives beginning and endings are marked by years.

As children we anxiously wait for the years to pass so that we may reach those magical ages, 16 to drive, 18 to vote, 21 to drink; the freedom that comes from reaching those numbers. but they are just numbers. And i choose not to give a number power over me. I choose not to be restricted or limited by these numbers.