I wrote this poem, which is in this book, "Being Me", because I wanted to try to explain a principle of psychology that's really important. The idea is that we need to experience all our emotions if we're going to be mentally well. There are some adults who don't like some emotions. Some people don't like to be sad, or they really don't like anger, but, we know from science, that, actually, it's better for you if you can experience all of them. Emotions can be annoying, don't get me wrong, but they are there to sort of help us understand what we think and feel about things. So I tried to write a poem that would communicate this idea, and this is what I came up with. "Today, I am the double bass, solid, sonorous, strong. I'm going somewhere, things to do, always driving on. But sometimes I'm the cor anglais, solitary, subdued. If my tone is wistful, it's my melancholy mood. Sometimes, I'm the trumpet, a spicy, strident sound and others the euphonium, velvety and round. I'm the triangle, worth the wait. I'm the chimes, I captivate. I'm the cymbals, clang and crash. I'm the bass drum, meet your match. I'm crotales, decisive, sure. I'm the tam-tam, hear my roar! I'm an orchestra.".