Glad to be me

I’m just glad to be me

Comfortable in my own skin,
I’m madly in love with myself.
I take care of myself,
That’s where it all begins.

Fix up the man in the mirror first,
And don’t make proving that everyone else is a sinner your quest.

That’s one of my mottos.

Introspect.
You know yourself more each day.
Yet, you find out how little you know yourself too.
But in all the days I’ve lived
I’ve learnt a thing or two.

I am the voice of reason, at times,
That speaks a word in season, in trying times.

I am overly ambitious, it scares me sometimes.
When I see something I want, I act.
When life’s surprises show up, I react.
Consumed with determination, I do things I never thought I was able to do.

I’ve been through a lot, but I stayed true to who I am.
I never let fear rule me,
I never let the empty threats of failure fool me,
Because the only failure is to stop trying.

I’ve been stepped on by bad circumstances in life many times,
But I got up each time.

I was blown off course by the winds of change,
But I learnt to change the direction of the sails
To reach my destination nonetheless.

I acquired myriads of skills along the way.
Too many to say,
But they’ve proved very useful, up to this day.

Without them, I wouldn’t have this unique personality,
That makes me stand out,
As much as any other person
Who has lived life, and learnt lessons.

They say life is not fair,
And looking at it,
I have to concur.

We are dealt different deals.

I look at some people,
And notice that they were given countless chances.
They had ample support to achieve,
But they still failed to make it.

I look at myself.
More times than I can remember,
The chances I had were taken away from me.
I had to make them for myself,
But yet I’m achieving that which I set out to.

I guess it’s meant to be.

Nonetheless, I know where I’m coming from,
And I’ve got an idea on where I’m going,
And with the way things are going,
I’m just glad to be me.