Forcing A Poem
By Jehangir Saleh
Written: December 8, 2004

You believe
That tomorrow
We will find something
That answers the question
“Who am I?”

I believe
That who we are
Is a poem or a story
That we write, and re-write
Until the end of time

Our story
Like everyone’s story
Our book
Like all the books

About someone, somewhere
Trying to find the answer
To something
And ultimately
Realizing it was always with them
In the book on their shelf
The story of their grandmother
Footprints in the snow
Falling
The delicate crystals of ice
Falling toward the same ground

Tonight you are sad
But I’ll tell you a story
And tomorrow
You will know who you are