In This Lifetime of Mine

 

I am who I am,

I got what I got.

I am not

who I am not,

Figure I am

this way,

striving to be me

most every day.

I live my life

and love it

that way.

Inspiration

and muse

come from

the who,

the what,

the when,

where,

and why,

the people

I have met

and the places

I have been

in passing

along the way.

And then the

creative quest

a must—

to maintain,

finding

suitable words

in black

and white

to describe,

capturing

vivid portraits

in living color

alongside,

memories

to revive.

In this lifetime

of mine,

I am who I am,

I got what I got.

                -30-

Chris Hanch 11-30-2023