| I Am Who I Am |
| Who are you to judge me? Or to tell me how to be You are just like me So let me be Who are you to say that I am not normal? Or to place me as an outcast You and I are just the same mammal So why don't we forget the prejudice of the past Who are you to take away my rights? Or to shut out my light You and I are just as bright So let share the light Negative and positive usually attract But not everybody has to follow this contract For everybody has his or her own track For no one has to follow a pack Essentially we are all the same So stop playing this prejudice and discrimination game But rather, let us gather our differences In order to lengthen our happiness For this is the true business For you and me in this small world |
| By Ngoc-Dung Hoang, CA |
| 2003 KarMel Scholarship Entry |