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We walk the halls in single file lines. Our desks are arranged in straight, narrow rows. Classrooms have the appearance and resemblance of prison cells. Our uniforms take away our individuality.
Do not tend to me,
For I am untouchable,
I am the Wind,
the Fire,
the Earth.
You are Water,
your ebb and flow
always pushing me
to you and from you,
but for no longer.
Manipulative,
Greedy,
Selfish,
King.
In a world so claimed to be run by democracy,
it sure feels like a monarchy.
Like a pharaoh atop his throne in great heights,
My name is Syed.
It means leader in Arabic.
I was named after the many respected Muslim leaders before me.
Yesterday my name was reserved.
Tomorrow my name will be outgoing.
In my dream my name was optimism.
I am a dream.
I wonder what “to exist” entails.
I hear it’s wonderful “to exist” and
I want to exist, to BE, but still
I am worse than dead – INERT!
