by the very nature of being a “ me ”

a creature may begin to wonder :

is this “ me ” all i’ll ever be ?

good heavens, no !

to be a “ me ” is mostly to grow

just like the crawling, wrinkled, gin-clear sea . . .

. . . your “ you ” whirls in waves

twirling ‘round in playful, painful perpetuity

so no matter how much you feel

you may not be “ enough ” or “ up to snuff ,”

worry not, my darling reader —

it and you and me and we are all samestuff


ahem

i don’t know if i have to claim that this stuff is mine for legal porpoises

but this stuff is mine :)