Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Else

I am the way I am for many reasons
Some under my control, and some less so.
I vary with the sunlight and the seasons;
Sometimes regress, and sometimes (I hope) grow.
But what is most important is to know
The person that I am: how I react,
What makes me pause and then what makes me go,
The people on whom I have an impact.
That kind of contemplation teaches tact,
So I can learn to be a better me
Accomplished with what I perhaps once lacked;
Better prepared to face reality.
So I am who I am, but I'm not done
Becoming. I have not been everyone.

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