I give up...

I give up my name
           that identified me,
           that qualified me,
 but
           isolated me from you,
           seperated me from you,
I give up that name,
for now your name is my name!


I give up my self
            that esteemed me,
            that delighted me,
but
            detached me from you,
            disengaged me from you,
I give up that self,
for now I am united with you!

I give up my identity,
           that made me unique,
           that made me distinct,
but
           made me insecure,
           made me anxious,
I give up that identity
for now I am you!

I give up efforts
           that empowered me,
           that acknowledged me,
but
           made be vain,
           made me proud,
I cannot give up those efforts,
for now I don't exist,

for now I surrender!!

Identity

We have lost our identity everytime we have introduced ourselves. Each time we sound so superficial; nothing from heart...just from the mouth. Words come out but no expressions. Everytime we have handshaked and said the name, we have actually pushed across not only who we are (with an objective to establish association in terms of religion, surname, place) but also what we want to be. We want to be associated with the poeple of the similar backgrounds. But little do we realize that where we have an association, the heart speaks.....there is no need for the words. Silence speaks. No need to share your glorious past or future aspirations; bonds establish by themselves. Kids make friends; hardly they ask for name. They enjoy just being with each other; building the castles together or sitting quietly with each other.
Let us also try to look into each others eyes and let them do the talking !