Identity [a poem]

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the i, the me, the self, the mind
all nothing but memory and
the past conditioning of the brain.

journeying
male, indian, muslim, son, brother, friend, husband, father, lover, mentor

proclaiming
reader, writer, programmer, manager, founder

being
perceiver, listener, experiencer, chooser, jury, judge

causing
love, deep love, peace, happiness, creativity

preventing
lucidity, presence, connection, communication, communion

breeding
fear, anxiety, sorrow, despair, loneliness, guilt, irritation

triggering
envy, jealousy, greed, attachment, possessiveness, ill-will, hatred, cruelty, bias, prejudice

inventing
virtue, courage, ambition, beliefs, ideologies, stories, experiences

NOW, aiming
like a canvas bare, a map untold, a spring coiled tight, a bird in flight, a symphony untuned, set free from the inherent chaos of existence and constraints of social and cultural norms, for a site of potential and experimentation, for a more primal form of existence

to be
a body without organs

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