I am a human being, <br />a tiny speck of life, <br />a mere object, <br />or maybe just a shadow, <br />cast by the traditions, <br />the rules of the society. <br /> <br />I am a ‘free’ citizen, <br />but locked inside my flesh, <br />is my spirit, my soul, <br />no more than just a slave. <br /> <br />I am myself, <br />with my own ideas and dreams, <br />but when the time comes, <br />they all turn to dust, <br />and a mere object, <br />I’ll always be. <br /> <br />I am the captain, <br />of the ship of my life, <br />but no more in control, <br />now the waves take me, <br />where they want me to go. <br /> <br />I am my own life, <br />but it’s no longer my choice, <br />my decisions matter no more, <br />all the aspirations, <br />were only born to die. <br /> <br />I am flesh and blood, <br />but my spirit has left me, <br />it could handle no more, <br />my soul has departed, <br />now the flesh and blood, <br />is a mere object, <br />in the hands of society, <br />it decays and rots, <br />till the day comes, <br />when it mixes with the dirt, <br />and the pain is no more.<br /><br />Mehreen Tahir<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-am-183/
