I have a name...

Long before I heard
or knew
I had a name
given to me
before I
was born.

I have a name
and along with my name
comes a story
a history
a future.

My name has been
used and misused
but I am
still who I am.

I am
because
God made me
the way I am.

God made me.
I did not.
You did not.

God made me
and it is
God's grace
and God's
love
by which I am defined.

I have a name...
and with my name
comes
heart
courage
and a brain.

I have a name
first spoken by my parents
and it is their
voices
love
stories
strengths
weaknesses
that give my
life focus.

I have a name
and those who have
known me and loved me
those who love me and know me
enrich my name
expand my name.

I have a name
and no one
can take it away

You have a name too.