I have been trying to find myself.
Trying to crack open the codes of my being that I can hardly understand.
I have not located her yet.
I have been awakened to loss
I am confused
I am angry
I drifted across seas
And still did not find myself
I meditated at the holiest temples
But still cannot trust myself
I am a being that I cannot understand
I have been lost for some time now
I've drifted across naked planets to see what loneliness looks like in physical form
I've kissed stars that never caught my name
I've trapped myself into my own prison of a body
Placed a semi-automatic gun around my form
I've dared a bi**h to try me
Who am I becoming?
I do not know myself
At times I feel so alone and confined
So I drift away from this land and into my thoughts
I tell no one
I am solitary
I don't want to be
I've tried to express myself
I've tried to be open
I've tried to be loving
What do I do with this knowledge that I have obtained?
How do I begin to teach it?
I am afraid
I am a pillar of self doubt
Risen from a bed of lies
Unsure of which direction
But sure that I don't want to go back
I've written poems in the clouds
Haiku's from the mountains
Whispered into the land of my youth
Searched for the warmth of my ancestors
I want to be close
Hear my language
Speak my native tongue
Who am I?
Once I dreamt of freedom
Flashing lights and destruction
I was filled with it all
Love
Laughter
Crying
Pain
I felt it all at once
It hit me
Drove itself into my chest
Found it's way to my heart
And Lived there
Settled in and raised a family
And their children moved into my brain
I fight demons in my sleep
Drift into unknown lands
And when I am awakened I do not remember them
I want to steal what I find
Tuck them away into my heart so that I can remember them
I need to remember them
I need to hug them
I need to breathe into them
Let them smell the coconut conditioner on my hair
Let them see that I am still here waiting
Drifting with age and soaking in wisdom, I am still here
I love
I hurt
I cause pain
I cause strife
I am human
I am strength
But I have not found her.
I am searching for wisdom, in a sea of lies.