My Identity

A small poem about my identity as a Sikh and a Journalist

Sometimes I think about my life without a Sikhi Saroop (Sikh identity)

And then I am always like I would not be me

Then I choose this path and I have to live up to it.

People will talk shit,

Try to shut me off, lower my voice

But here I am telling the truth,

With my shoulder rising higher and higher,

Louder and prouder

No matter what the consequences are

I will say the truth as the light of the truth vanishes the darkness of lies.

While still getting nightmares about me getting killed

Just cause of my identity,

It's time to let this world know that I am born to stand out.