Those people who know what they were born to be – 
they fascinate me.
Even as children, 
they had an identity so clear – 
a teacher,
a doctor,
a mom,
a mechanic,
a preacher,
a marine,
a librarian.
How did they always know with such clarity,
while I sat perplexed
by my existence
and 
wondering why I could never answer the question:
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”

I’m 53 years old – 
you’d think I'd know by now.