Misnomer
When others discover I volunteer at a children's hospital
They say, "Oh, you're so kind, so giving"
When others discover I teach special education
They say, "Oh, what a patient, selfless living"
When others discover I'm a marathoner
They say, "Oh, you're so brave and courageous"
When others discover I've been married two decades
They say, "Oh, how wonderful you're monogamous"
When others discover I've endured 63 surgeries
They say, "Oh, you're still so positive and hopeful"
When others discover I'm raising a spirited teen
They say, "Oh, you're so good to not 'go postal'"
When others discover I work with non-verbal students
They say, "Oh, you must be so very tolerant"
When others discover I was valedictorian of my class
They say, "Oh, you're definitely not ignorant
Thank God- they don't truly know fallible me!!