“dear god,” she prayed,
“let me be something every minute of every hour of my life.
let me be gay;
let me be sad.
let me be cold;
let me be warm.
let me be hungry…
have too much to eat.
let me be ragged
or well dressed.
let me be sincere –
be deceitful.
let me be truthful;
let me be a liar.
let me be honorable
and let me sin.
only let me be something every blessed minute.
and when i sleep,
let me dream all the time
so that not one little piece of living is ever lost.”
:: betty smith
