I don’t remember deciding to be born but I had a happy childhood once I got here. I accept what I’m given without cause. I was a Christian who didn’t cuss and collected

Superman comics

These days I’m told that I have a

problem with authority

I say most authority is unjustified. This proved true from high school hijinks starting a radical newspaper through my military intel career. I got my top secret clearance just as I stopped caring to keep the secrets of the state.

When I got to community college I joined the model UN just as this state was beginning to invade Iraq. The government had originally planned to turn me into an Arabic Linguist. A door knocker. Sir or madam, my country needs you to step out of your home. We’ve come to blow things up and start a civil war. Oh, and free your oil.

Shukraan jazilaan

Instead I dropped classes days before finals and wrote songs I’d never play at open mics. I slept in sunlight and

read under the moon

I quit more jobs than fired me. I struggled between honesty & survival.