" I Am A Knotty Affair "

It drowns me in the coffee cup

Finds me in a salad bowl

Accompanies me to a party

Follows me to the meeting

Catches me while with friends 

Lurks in the black of your eyes

Powerful, overpowering a question

Who are you? What are you?

You want to confine me to walls

Of the preconceived, you want to tick off

The checklist to rest your insecurities

So I'll introduce myself 

And you can pretend to know me

          I am Here, I am There

          I am This, I am That

          I am a knotty affair.

Why do you want a roadmap to reach me ?

Take the untrodden and find my core

          Coz I am the traveller

          And the journey

          I am a knotty affair.

Why do you want me to be a page?

Be the words and pen my soul

          Coz I am the writer

           And the inspiration

          I am a knotty affair

Do you want me to be a glass of wine ?

Maybe I am a box with strings crafted over years

         Coz I am the keeper

          And the secret

         I am a knotty affair.

Do you want me to be a rainbow ?

Maybe I am the dune of the desert

        Coz I am the painter

         And the brush

         I am a knotty affair.

Do you want me to be faith ?

Maybe I am the dark of the heart

         Coz I am the believer

         And the self doubt

         I am a knotty affair.

Do you want me to be a blessing ?

Maybe I am the scar across your face

          Coz I am the dagger

          And I am the solace

          I am a knotty affair.

Do you want to own me ?

Maybe I am the vagabond

          Coz I am the owner

          And the possessed

           I am a knotty affair.

I celebrate what I have, don't grieve over the have not

I am a curve, flowing and meandering, tied in a knot

         I am Here I am There

          I am This I am That

I am a knotty affair.