i am what i am

i will always love myself just the way i am

happiness is
    there is not merely one way to happiness
the utmost honor is
    every person is the creator’s glory
no need to dodge and hide
    i live for the life of my liking
without cosmetic embellishment
    i stand in the bright corner

* i am what i am
    i am fumes and flames of different colors
in the vast expanse of the sky and ocean
    i will be the strongest bubble
i like myself
    let the climbing rose plant bear fruit
even in the lonely desert
    blossoming in its nakedness *

i am so happy
    to live joyfully in the glass house
telling the world
    the meaning of living openly in the light

* repeat *
 

For Leslie’s Pillow – © 2001 TranceLoka Studio, San Francisco, California.