WHO AM I? / WHAT’S REAL?

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As a young man…

A world wide open

But what did I see?

 

So many just like me

All in the same boat

Seeking their way

And always battling

To rise above

The crowd

 

It wasn’t what

I’d have chosen

But who chose to be

Part of a “Baby Boom”?

 

I look at my image

The mirror won’t lie

What I honestly see

Is a decent man

Fighting to survive

 

But kindness doesn’t

Get you far in a world

That disdains you

If you’re not yet a star

 

Never willing to overpromote

Never willing to rock the boat

My strengths…some see

Others may not

But don’t ever ignore

The lion inside…he’ll

Not stop with a roar

 

© 2016 Robert Mihaly

 

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https://annieswritingchallenge.wordpress.com/2016/02/21/writing-outside-the-lines-prompt-29/