The Alphabet of Things I Would Rather Be Called Than Smart

So I'm smart

And that's all I am to you?

I would rather be ambitious

Or beautiful than just plain smart.

How about saying that I'm

Contemplative?

Even dependable would work.

Perhaps I am energetic.

The way my fleet fingers move across my flute

Evidences this. 

Should I just be grateful

That I am smart

Or be more hardcore?

Intuitive senses guide me

To be joyful

In all circumstances. 

My keen wit 

Only serves me so well.

I could be a leader

With a maidenly charm

And a nonconformist outlook.

Perhaps I am a little too optimistic.

I am precise in my work

And quirky when I create.

I am responsive to current events, but

Steadfast in what I believe.

Talented is only a measure of

What I can do,

But I would rather do

Than spend my life in a book.

My tendencies make me unique,

I do not live my life "normally".

My vivacious eyes

Are easily caught in wonder.

I am a wishfully thinking idealist.

Around new people, I can be xenodochial.

I plan to be youthful all my life

And zealous in every one of my passions.