If I was...

If I was a gifted writer  
 
But was never published,  
 
Would people think I was brighter  
 
Or my work was rubbish?  
 
 
If I was a brilliant painter  
 
With no masterpiece,  
 
Could I say I mastered art  
 
Or should my painting cease?  
 
 
If I was an architect  
 
Who built a Hall of Fame,  
 
Would it make me famous  
 
If it didn't bear my name?  
 
 
If I was the President
 
But never was elected,
 
If I ran the country well
 
Would I still be rejected?
 
   
If I was no scientist  
 
But found a cure for cancer,  
 
Would people dare to question me  
 
If I held all the answers?  
 
   
 
If I could just be myself  
 
And feel good in my skin,  
 
I'd not care what someone else  
 
Would think of me again.