I'm Nobody! Who are you?
Are you – Nobody – too?
Then there's a pair of us!
Don't tell! they'd advertise – you know!
How dreary – to be – Somebody!
How public – like a Frog –
To tell one's name – the livelong June –
To an admiring Bog!
         ~Emily Dickinson (1891)

    My school was giving out free books and this one caught my eye. I remember being introduced to Emily Dickinson at the young age of 11 (was a major book worm) now 22.
     There was something about being a "Nobody" and finding another "Nobody", which provided me with comfort. Moreover, the feeling of being a Nobody has been a constant feeling throughout my life. Trying to find my identity, a friends group, or even a purpose has been a constant battle. To look in the mirror, not knowing who the person is staring back. Sometimes I catch myself disassociating and forget who I am or what is going on. However, Emily has found the beauty in being a Nobody and accepts that it for all its worth. Even though being a Nobody in this poem is a paradox in itself, she writes it with such pride and confidence. She makes me feel better even thought I still long to be a "Somebody"... 
        This poem can be interpreted in many ways but this was my takeaway. Thank you for reading.