I am too deep, yet too shallow.

Too serious, yet almost non-serious.

Jawad Khan is student of English literature at International Islamic university Islamabad.

Paradox Me

I am too deep, yet too shallow.

Too serious, yet almost non-serious.

Too kind, yet too cruel—

Cruel to myself, kind to others.

I am fire, I am water.

Flooded with thoughts,

Droughted by actions.

Brave in dreams,

Coward in deeds.

I am a lion,

I am a mouse.

I crave the crowd,

Yet feel whole in solitude.

I am an extrovert,

I am an introvert.

I seek the happiness of others,

Sometimes at the cost of my own joy.

Yet, I do not know my true nature.

Perhaps it never intended to be known.

I am paradox in essence,

Forever both and neither.

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