ASK ME WHAT I WAS

          I'LL REPLY WITH WHAT I'VE DONE,

THOSE THINGS OTHERS WOULD NOT DO,

          I DID;

THOSE RIVERS OTHERS WOULD NOT SWIM,

          I SWAM;

THOSE HILLS OTHERS WOULD NOT CLIMB,

          I CONQUERED;

THOSE BRIDGES OTHERS WOULD NOT CROSS,

          I CROSSED;

I HAVE CELEBRATED.

          I HAVE MOURNED;

I HAVE SEEN DEATH AND FELT IT'S WARM BREATH.

IT DID NOT FAZE ME, FOR I WAS DIFFERENT.