* :from an ever-digressing, hyperactive mind
i am a seemingly fit citizen, a commerce graduate from ubc, and a driven employee of a reputable bank
these are perhaps – that is when i frantically sell myself on a job interview – the most readily
appreciated facts about me
the tangibles of my accomplishments
my accomplishments
Im quite preoccupied with them on so many levels
their Variety
quality
Sophistication
scope
what i’ve got under my belt is never enough. it always falls short. theres always something else i havent yet explored. Someone else i havent yet beat to something
some call it greed, some low confidence, some perfectionism
ive been wired to call it ambition
and its by this planted ‘ambition’ that im constantly compelled. compelled to live up to the heavily career-contaminated society that surrounds me inescapably
an upscale society where competition is rule number one. And the only rule
where citizens are posessed by their posessions
and exploited by their properties
where material goods arent means to a better life, but the sole purpose of a short and shallow one
where everything is stretched to the hectic end of the spectrum
this is where i find myself hanging
struck by fading sentiments
dragged in many directions
Swayed by the countless possibilities
confined to the unforgiving ‘opportunity cost’ principle
chewed away by conflicting priorities
tied to unspoken boundaries
inspired
poisoned
paralysed
Where fitting in has become a matter of superiority
a matter of survival
every skill i collect
every new stain of sophistication
makes me a more equipped animal in what feels like a silent battle
perhaps to outlast the human race
to ‘evolve’ into the intricate chameleon, fittest for this fancy brutality
and this can’t all be bad
after all, i am infected with the deadly disease they call peer pressure
theres no point resisting it. its taken me over. covering every inch of my once rosy skin. blocking every opening, every pore
sealing ME off
and i go on knowing somethings trapped inside
deep down, underneath the clotting skin, where my bit of humanity lies
i carry a burning desire
yearning something beyond invincibility
beyond power or status
beyond every high-end good the prime years could ever trade for
abstract, powerful
as if buried a thousand layers deep
rooted in harmony, elegance, years of endless thoughts
Thoughts. digressing, tangled, multiplying
Thoughts. Like branches rushing from an ancient PLANE tree
and I go on
Drowned in thoughts
Eccentric
Torn in an unearthly dichotomy
Gasping for the unexpressable
Decayed by the materialistic friction, drained in the lifeless hype of a world dizzy on its own dull repetition
Consumed by the starving elite of the barbaric civilization
Swept by the blazing mirage of the lost dimension
I go on buzzing with inspirations
Gliding through ideas
lost in branching wonders
Drifting away
making love to every fascination, every vivid sign
every sound, every sight, every brilliant bit of imagination
i go on aching to CREATE
Humming through pretentious days with a roaring desire
vague, confused
lost for words
Charmed by their manic flow
a desire to be reborn
To cut open the diseased shell
To let out the suppressed creature within
Giving this breathtaking rush, a name
Piecing it all together
Soaring in salvation
this is ME trapped inside
entranced by flickering fascinations
panting for self-fulfillment
thirsty for art
This is me in a search for the MEDIUM
where it all falls into place
It all makes sense
it all comes to rest
Where the sounds touch, and the colors glow
Where a thousand words flow
This is me
in a pursuit of beauty