A short self intro

Hi

My name is Briana

I sleep with my socks off

I’ve never broken a bone

and I’ve wanted to be a poet since the fifth grade

I was born on the 25th of December

I hate the cold and winter

I'm a Capricorn and I don’t know what that means

but ironically according to my zodiac

it's supposed to mean I know everything

(and that I'm hella compatible with virgos)

My best friend is a virgo

and since then even though it sounds childish

I've always half heartedly believed in astrology

I'm 5 feet tall

and an inch

That inch is important

because I'm not abrasive

My smile

often resembles the 'welcome' printed on a door mat

before you wipe your feet on it

I give handshakes that are too firm

I write poems for lovers

that never stick around long enough to read or hear them

When I was a kid I wanted to be a marine biologist

Even though I couldn’t swim

I’ve always been one to dive into things

My hobbies include over thinking

and trying to predict the outcome of any given situation

I’m allergic to pineapples

I was conceived in a motel and I think that’s why I’ve never felt at home

I have a different hairstyle every other day

Which goes to say I’m not afraid of change and I can never get comfortable

I have a mouth full of cavities

I’m always chasing sweetness no matter how bitter the ending is

The burn holes in my bedsheets and the scars on my heart

Will tell you

I don't learn my lessons the first time

And never in my life

have I weighed more than a hundred pounds

but I still convince myself I’m worth a ton

But hey, I'm Briana

Briana Victoria Leung

I smoke too often, talk too loud and grind my teeth in my sleep

I still haven’t learned to swim

but I still have yet to drown

I spend my time turning my life events into poems

and trying to convince the world

I’m somebody worth knowing