Just stepping out of the front door every morning

Knowing that you will need to maneuver

Your own special king of cluelessness

Is a focused-enough way to start

This was the early years

For the most part

I think I made it work

I was just present enough

Just in the clouds enough

Just the right amount of dreamer

Just the right amount of charmer

Just the right amount of being present

And so ok with being a little odd

For whatever reason

I didn’t want the first or the best

I didn’t want the star or the crown

I didn’t want to be the sound

That everyone agreed was stellar

I quite liked versatility

And quirkiness

And harmony

And that unique thing

That allowed me to

Hold my head high

Being aloof added confidence

That didn’t seem to fit

But made all of the difference