A BOY ON THE SHELF

The doctor asked, "Who is Andrew?" I said, "A boy that is tired of staying broken and feeling unloved for who he is." Why do I go by the name Andrew? Because there was this boy in my first-grade class that I have always seen myself being if I were able to have expressed who I am without humiliation. Everything that he did was something I always admired and was inspired to someday become. I tried my best not to let people define me but rather let myself echo the truest parts of me out for th...