Average Joe

I am your average Joe In that I am unspectacularly unique. Women are not turning their heads To ogle my physique, Nor are mothers hiding their babies’ eyes, Fearful of my face they’ll catch a peek. My accomplishments are many, Though none to give me fame, And if asked at a party, No one would recognize my name, Yet the few who do know me, Respect me just the same. I have a few traits shared by many men, Stereotypically common of an American white male. Raised in Anytown, United States, In a family whose story one could not sell. An upbringing quite familiar, Similar to one thousands of others could tell. And yet I have other traits that don’t quite fit the mold, Interests and skills uniquely my own, or so I am told. You have to get to know me, to see them for yourself, They are not exactly on display like on a grocers’ shelf. There are a few people who love me, And a few others who do not, But most if asked directly, And put upon the spot Would struggle for an opinion, One way or the other, never giving it a thought. If you took the time yourself to see, And let an opinion inside you grow, I am sure that you will find, I am like no one else you know, But if you had to describe me You’d say I’m your Average Joe.