Identity

I am a man with two nationalities,

though I feel I belong to none.

I am someone who loves to think,

yet by overthinking I am undone.

I am a singer who doesn't sing,

a writer who barely writes.

I am someone afraid of darkness,

though my only home is the night.

My story is a maze of stars

that even I struggle to connect.

My story is one I want to hide

but that I want no one to forget.

Faith

My faith is not blind, rather

it is what allows me to see

through the haze.

Navigate the maze

of this world.

With its twists and turns

and learn what it truly means

to be connected to the one

with no beginning nor end.

The merciful, the compassionate.

My closest friend.

Letter to myself

Take heed of these words before destiny unfurls.

Spend more time with the trees and under the stars

before financial obligation traps you indoors.

Play more with your siblings before they drift away.

Laugh more with your parents before their marriage decays.

Get lost in more books before the internet arrives.

Get lost in more woods before you learn to drive.

Keep hold of the faith that kept you so pure.

Throw open every window and unlock every door.

I remember all your mistakes. and you know not of mine.

Alas, I'd send you this letter, if only there were time.