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.