Given a blank canvas, what would I be?

Gay, straight, female, or male?
Would I be black, white, brown
Or some shade in between?
Would I be spiritual, seeking out God
Or would I a loner, just me and my dog.
Would I be English or American no less,
Or a displaced Palestinian, or even a Kerd?”
Would I be poor, wealthy, or rich?
Or would I be homeless and left in the ditch.
A prisoner, a slave, they’re one and the same.
The government don’t care,
To them, it’s a game.
Given a blank canvas, what would I be?
Given that choice, I’d rather be me.
Written by Terry Threadwell.