Tuesday, July 4, 2017

who are they by ahsek novel





WHO ARE THEY/i can only speak for myself /yet/i will share my voice with you/simple is when/they hate you because/they are not you/they sneak and whisper/about you behind you/all because you were different and strong enough/to define you and remind them/of who and what you are/not by default but by experience/all the while knowing/you are not better than them/nor the same as them/not simply because of aesthetics/or mannerisms or egos or personality/which make each/and everyone of us/unique/but because even if we do/the same/we are different and so we continue/the invisible competition with them/because they want what we organically have/and so they hate/breeding hate/lacking love/and their jealousy and envy/fuels your passion and lust for life/and you know what really pisses them off/is that you continue to live/you continue to think/you continue to love/you continue to create/but most importantly/you continue to be you/the most simple/and most difficult thing/you can do is be you/never forget who supported you/never forgot/how they treated you/how they protected you/and loved you/even if they don't understand/you remember/you remember how it feels/to be alone/remember how it feels/to be cold and starving/that uncertainty/where were they/did they offer help/did they care/this is why/they are not deserving of you/they are not you/they are not the they you refer to/when you reference love or friendship/who are they to you/this world is so big/with many opinions/and we are very small/with limited time/and they do not control you/so am i speaking/for you/because you agree/or you wish that you were me/just like they do/either way/keep living/and remember you/because i'm still me!!!