Think not of me for that which I could be,
Consider, rather, what I am today:
Of no substantial use in any way;
A parasitic burden. If I be
No more than here I have described myself,
A noble thing would then be my demise.
But I am more, for deep within me lies
A soul alike to that within yourself.
And this makes me a person just as much
As anyone established here in might.
Not only of the strong that walk the Earth,
But also of the weak or sick- the touch
Of God himself is on that life. The right
To live comes not from usefulness, but worth.