Thursday 14 February 2008

Identity

The world tells us all about
what we are supposed to feel,
how we are suppose to be ...
and what it wants us to want.

It subjects us to a barrage of subtle
and not so subtle persuasion.
Adverts blare out at us.
TV shows and movies beckon to us.

People around us whisper in our ears
to indicate through their expressions
whether they approve of our behaviour.

In all this, it is hard to know
who we truly are and what
we genuinely require.

Hard but not impossible.

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