a cactus or a flower 
let me be whatever 
let me be what i am 
let me seem what i am 
let me not seem a flower..and 
poke my way farer 
let me not seem a cactus...and 
fear away the other 
let me seem what i am 
let me be just what i am
Samanyan Lakshminarayanan
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/let-me-be-41/