My father told me that when I was little,
I could have any super power I wanted.
So I thought about it till this day.

When I was eight, I told him I wanted to be invisible
So I could go around the house and get away without going to bed at 8 pm
And so I could stay up later and not get in trouble.

At the age of twelve, I told him again I wanted to be invisible
So I could go to school and pull pranks on kids I didn't like.
Especially the ones who treated others and me with disrespect.

At the age of sixteen
I finally realized
I don't need a superpower
To be invisible to people.

At the age of sixteen,
I told my dad that I want to have the power
To make people happy.
Then he laughed thinking it was silly and asked why,
And I responded:

"Everyone deserves happiness. But not all people get it. And that's not fair."


 

(Maggie K.)