may i be i

“may i be i is the only prayer--not may i be great or good or beautiful or wise or strong

today... may i be me....five foot eleven, brown hair/eyed, smart, serious, happy, frustrated, impatient, joyful, running, sleeping, smiling, eating, trying, believing, listening, being & becoming.”

― E.E. Cummings

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today

this joyous, soggy, darkish day

this slightly jet lagged

day

may i be me

five foot ten

gray haired, blue eyed

slightly worn at the edges

smart, passionate

impulsive, wistful,

curious, confused

competent/incompetent

effective/ineffective

open/closed

transparent/hidden

joyful/sad

calm/angry

believing/unbelieving

ambiguous

ambivalent

yet infinitely precious

me