The teenage boy struggling to fall asleep said,
“What am I if I'm not the skinniest guy?
What am I if I don't have enough abs?
What if I'm not the stereotypical strong man?
Can I still be somebody?
Can I be somebody if I don't have many special talents?
Or if my special talents are what some would call weird?
If I don't make the pros, am I still good enough?
If I don't go to college, is that okay?
If I lose my friends or my family, will I still know who I am?
Will I still be me?”
At this point God stepped in and said,
“Of course you will still be you.
I created you, I made you, and even if
You don't know who you are, I do.
You are my special child,
And I knew everything about you from the very beginning.
So don't worry. I love you.”
And so the boy let his head fall,
And his eyes close,
And surrendered his everything, his all
To the one who knows.