there are times –
i wish i could be –
someone else,
anyone – other than – me.

perhaps Martin Luther King Jr. –
when dreaming of a utopia,
while everyone else was merely sleeping!
or Neil Armstrong –
stepping out boldly into the unknown,
selfless,
unaware,
yet – secure!

better yet – than these –
to have been Jesus Christ –
while hanging on the cross –
suffering,
bleeding,
dying…
to look Satan in the eye –
and smile –
unafraid!

to be that – confident –
that forgiving!