I am trapped. By what others tell me I am.
I am glued. By the things they want me to hear.
I stick. Like a mouse to their mould.
I am constrained. By a general understanding of religion.
of time. of hierarchy. of what makes sense.
I am bound. By a history others claim to exist.
I am restricted. By what I know
and especially
By what I don't.
I am alive. I am ignorant. I am knowing.
I am breathing. I see. I am hungry. I am people.
I am your concept, your idea, your perspective
of what the other is.
I am being. I am yours, but I
am not.
I am am am am am
constantly questioning who I am.
Where do my roots grow? and how far.
I am learning.
I am the tie
between her then,
his now,
and our future.
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Sir,
ReplyDeleteThis post and all above are the pieces I had hoped on handing in with my ISU in a separate leaflet.
Upon reflection, however, I decided they weren't worthy of being written and handed in.
Plus, I was just damn lazy.
So they're here. For you. I guess...