Dark not by pigment but by working conditions
Thin not by birth but by overnight hunger pangs
Naïve not by nature but by trying circumstances
Unafraid not by inheritance but by bruises and cuts
Viced not by habit but by pervasive-problems-induced escapism
Respected not by example but by ruthless machinations
Ambitious not by growth but by on the road rawness
Prosperous not by society but by being cunningly selfish
Loved not by family but by unscythable blood ties
Triumph personified not by dreams but by nightmares
Alive not by fate but by design
Happy not by God’s grace but by being what I am now,today