I am the ambidextrous philosopher <br />I wonder how the world goes round <br />I hear the chatter of life passing by <br />I see my friends and family side by side <br />I want to join them, but I'm lodged in the past <br />I am the ambidextrous philosopher <br /> <br />I pretend I'm with them right there and then <br />I feel one day I’ll achieve my goal <br />I touch others' surfaces, but not their souls <br />I worry about the opinions of others <br />I cry because I will always be one step behind <br />I am the ambidextrous philosopher <br /> <br />I understand that I am different from others <br />I say I'm fine when I'm actually not <br />I dream about figures that are just beyond my reach <br />I try to be perfect; to please everybody <br />I hope that someday I will learn to be me <br />I am a the ambidextrous philosopher <br /> <br />But.... <br /> <br />This is me. <br />I know that. <br /> <br />I accept that.<br /><br />Cheryl Cheng<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-am-374/
