Living Zen Life

finding who I am not
more than who I am
peeling away confused layers

small town Michigan
nervous skinny kid
four-eyed
didn't do well in school
not good at sport
girls a mystery
worked from ten years old
baby of four siblings

these things matter
those just the tip!

you can take the kid
out of Michigan
you can't take Michigan
out of the kid.

I'm a kid from Michigan
I'll never not be 
though I've tried
I'll always be that
no matter what else

it is good to accept
who I am
where I came from
Don and Senia's son
fourth of four
four-eyed doesn't matter.