Wanted to Be: A Collection of Poems About Becoming Myself

Wanted to Be: A Collection of Poems About Becoming Myself is a collection of poetry about identity, growth, self-worth, and the complicated journey of becoming the person you were always meant to be.

Through honest reflections on childhood, expectations, independence, insecurity, strength, and self-discovery, JG Walker explores the distance between who we thought we would become and who life actually shaped us into.

These poems capture the questions that come with looking inward: Who am I outside of what others expected from me? What parts of myself have I hidden, doubted, or learned to love? And what happens when I finally stop trying to become someone else?

Wanted to Be is for anyone still learning themselves, choosing themselves, and realizing that becoming isn’t about reaching a finished version of who you are.

Sometimes becoming yourself is the whole story.