Metafiction

I can still remember the first essay I wrote in the first grade. It was on the different uses of copper and why it is important to the world in which we live. Growing up, I honestly did not like writing. Something about it just bothered me. I was often forced to write about topics that did not interest me or I did not feel passionate about. I mean, who really cares about the uses of copper or why George Washington chopped down a tree? I simply was not given the opportunity to express myself in the way I wanted. In the writing world, I was obviously not regarded as superior. I came home with poor marks on my papers and did not understand why. Poor marks led to poor motivation and poor motivation led to poor writing. Eventually, I concluded I was not a writer. In high school, things took a turn for the better.
When I write, I seem to follow certain paths depending on what style I am supposed to use. I usually take advantage of creative essays by writing about the obscure and usually test my limits. When asked to write a poem, I seldom rhyme or use rhythm because I know I do not have to. I simply try to tell a story or a moral in a few lines. When I write essays, however, I try to follow all of the rules and use a large vocabulary. Finally, when asked to write a journal, I generally try to follow most of the rules but never use big words to try and seem casual. Overall, I think writing is a diverse way of expression. Despite this, there are a few things that I do not enjoy about writing. First of all, I feel as if self expression is limited. I do not think there should be ANY rules when it comes to writing; Is not writing about expressing one self? If I wanted break free from standards of writing, such as not indenting paragraphs or not having an introduction on a paper, I feel as if I have the right to do that. Art is what somebody makes of it and should not have any bounds. Paintings and music both seem to have no restrictions on them and so should writing.