I’m more than a number
More than color or creed
I’m a past and a future
Please, see all of me
I have hopes
I have fears
I have love
I have doubt
Look at them all to figure me out
Each person is more
Than what we can see
I’m still in the works
Please, see all of me
See the marks of my past
See the ways I have grown
Like the rings of a tree
We each have our own
Life’s journeys we take
Some scenic, some long
Take us all different ways
But different doesn’t mean wrong
My path has been winding
As things tend to be
But I’m still moving on
Please, see all of me
We all have been hurt
Some scars can be seen
But others are hidden
Inside, underneath
I’ve lashed out in anger
Felt the sorrow and grief
I vowed to do better
Please, see all of me
I’ve faced my own darkness
Try to live joyfully
I choose to do better
Please, see all of me