i am strong

not because i am
but because i am not

because i am not
then i must be
strong

and so
i am

i am a fool

i am a fool
not because i am
but because i prefer to be

preferring to be a fool
does not mean i am not
but that i am

i am honest

not because it is virtuous
but because it works

not because i am foolish
but in spite of it

not because i prefer to be
but because i can be no other way

i can be

i prefer to be the best i can be
while able be the worst

there is a lot of leeway in this

it is one of the few things
i have in common with everybody else