I Am

I Am

I am what I am.

I have been blessed

With much of life

My heart caressed

But also have

Borne a burden large

The weight of which

Heavy on my heart.

What is fair, What is right

What is true?

Does not matter

When they’re more righteous

Than you.

I could build a mountain

Decorate it with stars

And be seen the same as

That childhood’s scars

It matters not what you’ve done or aspire to

It matters alone who knows, who you do

Bullshit walks, money talks

So they say.

I disagree. It’s connections

That pay.

My father’s father

Knew your uncle’s son

And so on and so forth

Debt owed, paid, redone.

Transaction for life

Chances gained, lost, or won.

I release it all and come to this one,

What is this about?

Why so much concern?

I am what I am. Always have, always will

The only one to impress is inside of me, still.

DRH

Rising Sun, Rising Moon