We Are Who We Are

We are who we are
From the time we are young
For we’re born with our own set of rules
And the people who think
They can mold us like clay
Are deluded, or else they are fools.

As the cautious or risk-takers
Follow their paths
They'll find joy in the roads that they choose
And the ones who encourage
Will share their delight
While the “molders” will certainly lose.

We can’t plan in advance
How we wish we could be
Or the ways that we might just excel
But we’ll learn as we grow
Just what makes our hearts soar
And hope others will notice as well.