Exceptional my inner bio Who am I? by jake cosmos aller Describe Yourself writing prompt entry

Who is John (Jake) Cosmos Aller You ask me? I was born October 30, 1955 In Oakland, California. On the same day That rock n roll Was first announced Coincidence? I think not. I was born premature Told I would probably be blind Deaf and mute. But I somehow survived Although I am part blind Part deaf, and have bad, evil teeth And have a learning disability. I coped by becoming a genius Reading at the 16 grade level In the 3rd grade And becoming a fast reader Comprehending almost everything. But a bad speller With sub-par math skills Had all the child-hood illnesses Cheating death 22 times In my life. Went to high school In the turbulent early 70's In Berkeley the radical left-wing center Of America During the rise of the Nixon Counter-revolution. That continues to this day. Went to mostly minority schools Where white boys were a minority And no majority existed. Did not go to a mostly white environment Until I went to college, And encountered culture shock, When one of my classmates Complained I was playing Too much N.... music for his white boy taste. He had gone to a 95 percent White high school Where white students Were only 40 percent Of BHS student body. I told him he was jealous The blacks had the best music And we became friends Of sorts. Went to three different colleges After flunking out of one Of them, But I overcame my failures And somehow graduated Joined the Peace Corps Did graduate school, I became a diplomat Overcoming the odds Only one percent ever make it, Taking the test Until I passed the damn thing, Served 27 years Serving my country. How that happened I still don't know As I was the least likely Diplomat you would ever see. I gradually learned How to be well, "diplomatic" Despite my wild poetic nature as the Chinese would put it A Confucian by day a Taoist at night. . Hiding my inner Charles Bukowski side While I served my country Advancing US interests In ten countries around the world. Along the way I visited All 50 states And 55 foreign lands. Living in ten different countries And five different states. And learned how to speak Korean, Spanish and Thai. Who knew that would happen I certainly did not, Until now I am retired For five years Writing a blog Of my neo-beatnik poetry And mild political rants. I don't care anymore What the man thinks And as the end approaches me I am filled with the what if game, But there is one thing More than anything else About my story That is extraordinary, I dreamt of meeting my wife For eight long years Then one day This unlikely fairy tale romance Came to life. And I married the lady of my dreams And am still married 40 years later How the hell that happened to me I will never know. And that my friends Is just some of what makes Jake Cosmos Aller The one and only. Writing Prompt Describe in less than 500 words, in any form, poetic or verse or story form. Author Notes Describe yourself Whether it is biographical, satirical or humor-filled what do you think of yourself? The members rewards may not be rich but sharing with your fellow authors who you are would be most interesting. I'll start. "Me"

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