My name... it's who i am

Samantha is my name. I like it because it is strong. You can't make fun of a name like mine. Being Samantha I can be calm, gentle, and quiet. But as my friends know me, I am Sam. Sam, short, simple, easy. Unlike Samantha, Sam can be made fun of; and all though Samantha would be easier, I prefer Sam. With it I can truly be me. Me, the outdoors freak, snake charmer, tom boy, and adventurer. Being Sam I have to be strong, tough, hard on the edges, and not afraid to get dirty. With Samantha it's more proper, neat, clean, girly if you will. I am all of this, but I'm also all of Sam. I am both names. They are me, I am them. I am this. I am anxious , I am calm, I am loving, I am joy,  I am strong minded, I am soft spoken. I am black and white. I am full of color. A listener, it's my names meaning, it's who I am. It's good and it's bad. It's how my how my friends come and confide in me. Their problems, hopes, even dreams. I am one you can vent to. This is me the listener. It's how I get into trouble. I hear interesting things at times and want to hear more. This is me.