Badge of Honor

I have a badge.
It has my name on it.
It has my picture on it.
It tells me where I work.
I work in an important place.
I work in a government installation.
I am an important person.
When I go to work
      the guard looks at my badge
      he looks at me
      he waves me in.
I am an important person.
I know who I am.
I know where I work.
I know when I was born.
I know my sex and eye color.
I know my height in inches.
I know when I will expire.

© Edmund Conti