"As I Be"

Who Am I?

Who is the bearer of these words and thoughts?

Of this language spoken and understood?

Barefoot through the memories I walk

Time passes like water flowing

Who tracks these paths we walk?

Pen to paper chapters are written

Destiny is a grand design not drawn for our eyes to see

For the only days that cannot be changed are yesterday and tomorrow

Am I meant to be great?

Am I meant to be bad?

No matter who we be...

We are the darkness in someones history...

The one who stole all of their sunshine...

And is viewed as the wrong that cannot be right...

I bear my burdens

I carry truth and courage

One foot forward from here and now is surviving

Do we all forget so easily?

That we feed lies to our hearts and souls when they are hungry

An emptiness so easily filled with anger and hate...

But like peace, kindness begins within...

I've sown together my great tapestry in time

I am the maker and dictionary that defines me

A moment is everything...

A reflection upon an emotion...

Or belief and reason...

That leads us through a season in our life

It's a continuation of what was...

What is...

And what will always be...

We live by knowing our mistakes

Always learning and growing

Striving for greatness, despite everything

Existing in all the moments and everything in between

You are you and this is me...

I am who I am...

And that is who I am

Exactly as I be.

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