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.
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