That's Just Me

today and tomorrow,

that’s me.

I want you to know me.  

Even though I look and feel different, 

from time to time. 

That’s just me the same person 

whom you see.  

Whether I am a rock,

a bush or a grain of sand on the hill,

that is me.

Whether I am a child, 

an adolescent or an adult,

that's me, rooted in eternity.  

Whether I am fearful or bold, 

popular or shy, weak or strong,

that's me.

Whether I am black,  white or yellow, 

that's me calling for equality.

I have goals and ambitions; 

setbacks and failures; sad times

and happy times, 

that's me.  

Whether I am a man, 

woman, rich, poor, 

dumb or smart,

that's me

who wants to be free.  

Whether I am one day, 

two days, 

or one hundred years old,

I wrote my own name in history,

that's me.  

Whether I fulfill my dreams, goof off, 

or just do nothing,

that's me.

Whether I am a star, a speck of dust 

or a snowflake in the winter storm, 

that's me.

Whether I am an angel or sinner,

that's just me.

I have a name with a face, 

a smile with a laughter

and a unique identity, that's me.  

It does not matter how long 

I linger around here,

shrouded with mystery, 

that's me.

Yesterday, today and tomorrow,

I will always be just me.

John A. Shalhoub.