The document is a first person account that describes how the speaker was never first at various accomplishments, skills, and activities. It lists over 30 things the speaker was not first at, including art, music, business, sports, dancing, magic, mountain climbing, public speaking, debates, memorization, and breathing. However, it concludes by saying that the one thing the speaker was first at was capturing the heart of the person reading the document and having their signature on every drop of the speaker's blood.