"The Essence of Me" Inspired by Always Isn’t Forever:

The Essence of Me

You could say I’m beautiful,

but that isn’t who I am.

You could call me

happy

nervous

impatient

compassionate

writer

musician

boring

coworker

friend

enemy

or any other word

that may or may not

describe who I am.

But I am not descriptors

to be assigned

according to whims—

yours or my own.

The essence of who I am

is only made apparent

when it’s time to take action,

and I don’t have time to think

just do.