Nothing Defines

The 2nd-to-last ones in a prose series. The last one is next month then I will do a 4-part top 10 entertainment series. It is my day of birth on Saturday (I'm turning 33) so I thought it would be fun to share a song about what defines me- absolutely zero!
Nothing Defines
By I. Jimmy Bott
the shadow of expectations
going through a stream of consciousness
piercing together through all-time will
when nothing defines
the strength of who I am
the depression, the autism, the anxiety, the hyperactivity?
you can put me in a box and label me all you want
but you are missing out on who I truly am
an activist, an athlete, a strong warrior, a struggled student
who finally starts doing amazing things to his scholastic arena
only to find out that it's too late to get it above a B average
still that drive continues to be embedded in him
the drive to be great-
the long hours at the gym and at work
fixing pieces that were broken
to mold into someone who is running on all cylinders
as kind and considerate as he can be while trying to be humble
and failing miserably
the concoction of wildness and concessions to the greatness that he is seeking
a much maligned and standoffish person finally creating some space and time
to know that despite setbacks life is going to be OK
the many struggles finally working towards a life-long endurance race
while the promises I make tomorrow while they carry no guarantees
continue to love and follow and piece together a loving perspective which is followed
by an amazing piecing together of my own cornucopia of talents amidst one storm