I am you.
I am black. I am white.
I am Muslim.
So what?
I am ugly. I am tall. I am dumb. I am old. I am fat. I am young.
So what?
I am Republican. I am rich. I am cold. I am deaf. I am afraid. I am tired.
I am weird. I am disabled. I am scared. I am pale. I am happy. I am lonely.
So what?
I have stolen. I have lied. I have lived. I have died. I have hungered. I have lusted. I have bullied. I have inhaled. I have listened.
I have lingered too long. I have left too soon. I have bragged. I have cheated. I have hidden. I have longed. I have loved. I have lost. I have cried. I have laughed. I have used. I have learned. I have smiled.
So what?
I am black. I am white.
I am muslim.
I am human.
I am not words.
I am not actions.
I am love.
I am you.
For Neda.
