Oh, you have such a beautiful smile, and skin
But, my friend, how are you looking within?
Is it black and Blue?
Because of all life's storms and struggles you've been through?
Let the wind blow in seasons of change,
Back to a time when you didn't worry about a thing,
But, now all that has changed you see,
You're no longer a child, you're now an adult, and still you don't know what you want to be,
Yet and still the question is asked, questions you don't have answers to,
So you ask yourself," What am I to do"?

Well, here's the answer, start with turning the search light on,
In your heart, it is a process, that many try to avoid,
because it is so long,
You have to look at the good and the bad,
Stop trying to remember only the happy times, but you must include the sad,
We have to take all of life's experiences in order to grow,
Then your true colors you can check and really know,
That finding yourself can sometimes be a journey and a mystery,
But,once you find out who you are, then what you've found is real beauty.

Michael A Conner Jr
December 2000