i may not know

how the world

truly feels

about me

i may not know if

the world even

really knows me

but what i do know

is how i feel

i know who i am

even though my beliefs

may be shaken

may be ridiculed

and scorned upon

i still know

how i feel

and who i am

this is the only certainty

that i can offer

i am well aware

that without you

i would not have remembered

that i am who i am

i know who i am

even if the world

does not know me

i know what i feel

even if the world

does not know

how they feel about me

i am grateful for you

thank you

for reminding me

who i am

i may not know my path

i may not know

where i am going

but by knowing who i am

i am never lost

because i am here

and this is where i am

and this is who i am

i am here