i used to think there are two of me
i constantly talk with myself
a dialog requires two conscious beings
now i think there are at least five of me
one that will not shut up
and believes that truth only exists
to serve its ends
one that lives deep in my brain
the ancestral me
unheard until moments of danger and fear rings it forth
but
how to account for the one
who will embrace danger for the sake of others
then there is the me of my dreams
incommunicado and silent when all else is awake
who are these people
living in my head
claiming to be me
i have been told
“know your yourself”
well, with whom should i begin
The Ace Hotel Notebook 