Balance

It is not easy
to be strong and not hard or coldhearted
It is not easy
to be vulnerable and not weak or helpless
It is not easy
to be different and not aloof or distanced
It is not easy
to be down to earth but not stuck or boring
It is not easy
to be trusting but not naive or gullible
It is not easy
to be open-minded but not lost or aimless

It is not easy

to be me but not me before you or after you

It is not easy
nor was it promised or supposed to be.
I still want to go the not easy way.