THIS IS WHO I AM

THIS IS WHO I AM

Love me for who I am

Not what you think I should be,

Try to accept my compassion

And to see the things that I see.

I know you think I should have learned

That things are not what they appear.

That others are cruel and nasty at times

And that life is often not clear.

Please accept that I feel things deeply

And that bitter tears are often mine,

Accept the care that I offer to all,

And in the end I will be fine.

Love me when I am difficult

For that's when I need you most of all,

Accept that I love all people

And all creatures great and small.

Although you may not understand me

Just accept me and give me your trust,

This is who I am and I cannot change,

I want to go on and I must.

I know you think I should have learned

And it brings me no surprise,

That what you see before you

Causes you to roll your eyes.

Love me for what I am

Not what you think I should be,

Maybe I have tried to change

And that is a path I can't see.

Walk with me, talk with me

And please let me debrief

I need your care and your listening ear

It is part of my belief.

Love me when I am unlovable

And try to have faith in me.

Remember the children I raised

And others who sat at my knee.

Feel the care that I offer to all

To those both far and near,

Love me when I am unlovable

And try to ease my fear.

© Linda J. Vaughan

16th. October 2008