I Want to Be

 

I want to be larger than life

Unafraid of heartache and strife

So that when I look back on all I did

I can say that from nothing I hid.

I want to be able to say I did it all

There were no obstacles too big or too small.

I came. I saw. I conquered.

Everything I went through only made me stronger.

I want to be able to say I was brave.

I held my head high for whatever came my way.

I didn’t stand back and cower or wine

I went out and put it all on the line.

I want to be able to laugh

And, honestly, to never have to do math.

Because the perfect world for me

Doesn’t have to be solved algebraically.

I want to stand tall like the mighty oak

And to have each life I’ve crossed filled with hope.

To be so steady that you can always find a place to lean

And branches wide enough to shield you when the world gets mean.

Rachael Collins