I'm not rich I'm not poor but I'm happy after all I'm not a leader I'm not a slave but I'm satisfied after all I'm not lucky I'm not success but I'm thankful after all I'm not stupid I'm not smart but I fegure out after all I'm not crazy I'm not normal but I love ma self after all I'm not scared I'm not safe but I have a keeper after all I'm not white I'm not black but I'm a humanbeen after all I'm not tall I'm not short but I have a pure heart after all I'm not pretty I'm not ugly but I have a beautiful mind after all I'm not happy I'm not sad but I care I share I love I respect at least I have a life after all

A collection of poetry about love and the human soul.

This novella was a Hugo and Nebula nominee twenty years ago. I lost both to Charles Sheffield -- whom I married five years later. Life sometimes really is just as strange as fiction.