Only One

I am but 

One speck in the Universe, 

One piece of the world, 

One person amidst a billion. 

 

I am just 

Another person you will meet, 

Another person you will forget, 

Another person who lives on this planet. 

 

I live in the same world you do,

But you might never meet me.

I breathe the same air you breathe,

But you might not know me.

I am another stranger,

But I might not be soon.

 

I am just

A person.

But I am worth knowing.

 

Posted in response to the challenge Who and Why?.

A full moon behind the branches of a tree against a blue sky.

S.Y. Liu

CA

13 years old

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