How a Tiger Earns Her Stripes

A memior. I was once told to be the person I needed when I was younger. I never needed a hero, nor did I ever ask. All I needed was presence. If I could change anything, I needed present people. If you can understand that. I think that's all one ever really needs. We need present people. It's so very rare. More than anything, you grow to learn you need yourself. This is for the girl I once knew. The one who needed someone to look up to. The one who needed a push and the one who needed someone to believe that she could be something more than the piece of shit middle child. This is for my inner girl child. This is for me.