Because

Because I'm short,
And I don't mind.
Because water brings me to life,
And I couldn't live without it.
Because I want to become the person I love,
The person I see in my dreams.
Because life is a sticky sweet mud puddle
And I won't fall in.
I'll kneel in
And splash the mud on my face
Smiling up to the sky.
Because I want to touch a star.
Because I want to be strong.
Because I'm ready to lift my head and march.
Because I want to point my toe and leap through the universe on one big wave of energy.
Because here I am.
And I don't mind.