I Am (Evolving)

i am, become... i am the cobbled path, and the super highway. i am the dammed up river, and the valley plush. i am the blacksmith's anvil, and the super computer... i am the stockyard full, the closed business meeting! i am the doctor, the lawyer, i am the weaver, the mechanic... the degree that hangs on the wall, and the one written on calloused hands. i am the lover killed in a jealous rage, the couple married for fifty years, i am... and more. i am the woman pulling double shifts to put her kid through school. i am the letter written to the boy in prison, who lives in constant fear. i am the special needs child overlooked, and funneled through the system... i am the mother standing over her son's grave, who died a hero for the wrong cause. i am a peacemaker, a trouble maker, a walking mistake and a born leader. i am America evolving... i am, become...