I AM:

I AM,

Not because I am clever, smart or intelligent,

Not because I am bright or extremely eloquent,

Not because I am pretty or even very beautiful,

Not because I am obedient or extremely dutiful,

Not because I am this particular size, or even that,

Not because I am wearing the right shoes or hat.

 

I AM,

Not for jogging, pumping iron or going to the gym,

Not for going to church to sing all the right hymns,

Not for winning prize, medal or acclaimed accolade,

Not for being talented in art or sculptures well made,

Not for competing, enrolling, joining & saving the earth,

I AM, simply because I was given breath upon my birth.