Self Identity
It's a magical organism that grows in your mind.
It accompanies you and talks to you
no matter where you go, who you see, what you have, what you don't have.
It's usually busy balancing out the perfect spot for unawkwardness.
It transforms too,
from languages, food, family, music, wages, cars, and habitats
it confuses you and upset you
but no matter where it ends up
it will always bring you back the comforting place
that's called
Home.

Inspired by the book
The Namesake
by JHUMPA LAHIRI