Carmen Rempel
If I Were To Rename Myself
If I were to rename myself I would call myself Temperance.
It would be ironic as heck.
Every time I skipped off to do something impulsive,
You would call my name,
And I would be recollect my better self.
If I were to rename myself I would call myself Patience.
It would be hilarious.
Every time I jumped too soon,
You would call my name,
And I would remember who I was supposed to be.
If I were to rename myself I would call myself Charity.
That would be good.
Every time I ran to self-indulgence,
You would call my name,
And I would become a better me.
If I were to rename myself I would call myself Faith.
It would be a bundle of laughs.
Every time I slipped into despair,
You would call my name,
And I would rise up improved.
"If I were to rename you" said the Great-I-Am
"I would call you "Enough".
Wouldn't that be a laugh?
And every time you introduced yourself
You would remember who you already are.
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