I Am Who I Am

I will run wild with the crowds
I am someone until they go home

I will pray in the church
I am the forsaken until they go home

I will sing whatever song I can
I am the audience until the music ends

I will skate the lake
I am the ice until the spring sets in

I will swim the waters
I am the fish until winter sets in

I will climb the tree
I am the squirrel until the branch breaks

I will be me for anyone
I am you until I go home

I will weep at night
I am the tears.

Robert J. Allison
May 30, 1995

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