“No Face”
“Umma”- Art by @kimeikeo
I haven’t met you
But your essence resides in me
Wandering aimlessly
Through the black hole
In my soul
The hole you left is wide and deep
But the one thing I can’t believe
How does someone with no face
Have so much grasp on my soul
Uncontrolled spiraling
In the backseat of this car
Navigating this crazy road
We call life
Why is it that I love you so much
Yet I’m so angry, have so many questions
Allowing you to grasp my soul
All with no face
Will I forever look into a mirror
And never see a reflection
Of who I am
Or who I was
Who I will become?
Who am I but a reflection of you
All with no face
This is a poem I wrote after I recieved the birth search results from Holt Korea with them telling me my umma declined any contact, to meet me or even send me a photo of herself.
This was based off of a recurring nightmare I had for months after that rejection… where I would be going to her funeral, open up the casket, and there she was- a woman with no face….
