My Fractured Identity
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December. 6. 2023
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~ Placed First~
After years of aimless wanderings,
Leaving behind the cities of midnight revels,
And the fevered journey in metro rails,
I am back at the land of my people.
Wherever I went, under which ever roof I slept,
I had carried my land, as a jewel in a casket,
And ensured it rested safe ever under my pillow.
As I moved with aliens,
Unable to merge with their cultural mores,
I saw my land glimmer in darkness,
Like a dew drop on a moon blanched leaf.
When I sweated in the blistering sands,
A patch of green landscape, like an oasis,
Wafted me in a cool embrace.
Then dreams poured in like star light,
And I wandered in the meadows of my youthful love,
My heart struggling to forget old longings,
And memories lashing upon me like tidal waves.
Pursued by that inalienable shadow,
Suddenly it being born in flesh and blood,
I hastened to the streets of my youth,
With hopes galore and plans vivid.
But alas! There is none to recognize me.
Oh! I am a stranger here, an unwelcome stranger,
Among total strangers and I wonder which truly is my land-
The one left behind or the one just landed in?
Oscillating between these two worlds,
My fractured identity looms large,
With worms of memories wriggling in my flesh,
And a myth suddenly dying in my brain!
Copyright © Valsa George | Year Posted 2023
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