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Song of Myself

I celebrate myself, and I sing myself
I speak myself, and I express myself
I show myself, and I respect myself

I am not tall, but I am strong
I am like an armadillo, small but strong
You observe me, wrong or right I do not know

I live everyday for that day, hoping to accomplish my goals
I live my life to the fullest
I live my life for what a beautiful thing it almost is
And I live my life for what a beautiful thing it will become

I am Persian and I am proud
I see within myself and many things in my culture

I see a wedding, the bride with a gorgeous white dress
The groom, ready, happy, eager, but nervous
The family, united, singing the song of love, a sight of sublimity

I see a street, full of kids, I am with them.
We play the game of soccer, and discover teamwork
we practice the game of friendship, and learn
companionship
We stand by each other, and search for eternal happiness

I search my soul, only to find emptiness
I search my mind, and I find no signs of intelligent life
I search my character and find a warthog, courageous yet utterly doomed
because of it

Yet I still live, for another sunrise and another sunset
Living still for another sunny day and another full moon
And why do I still live for another day, and another night?

Maybe to find my character, maybe to fill my soul,
Maybe just waiting, waiting for myself, the best of myself

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By Ali Ahmadi
Sophomore
Paramus High School, New Jersey
Based on Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself".

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