Undefined

     It started with a joke; something so minor, so miniscule, that one would never even consider that it could grow into something so powerful. It came unnoticed and that was the first taste I'd get of what defines your life. 

     It was something that would take me years to consider, but with each call, each conversation, with each philosophical idea you shared with me; I'd come to realise just how special you were and how much you meant to me. 

    There was never a desire to own you. There was no desire to control you. There was only the curiousity behind what would happen if you were allowed to be you. That's all I wanted to see. There was no romance, no "love", no animosity - only curiousity. And once again, that curiousity defines you. 

     Your power lies in the arts, but your humility was what defined you. You painted each canvas with unheard of ideas as if you were a reincarnation of Mendel. Each stroke conveyed feelings that the greatest trained artists would yearn to achieve. But, you kept it to yourself, unnoticed, because that is what defines you. 

     For years, I chased after her, but I never wanted to chase you. No desire to "own" you, stay free, do what you must, do what you will, because I believed in you. I trusted your judgement with my life. Not a single idea echoed a selfish or selfless sentiment. Because they all went unnoticed, and forever they will be, until you realise that you have the power to define you. 

     Is it truly humility or is it fear? Do you realise that you bare the same blood and spirit as *her?* * Will you overcome them? Will you follow in their footsteps, stay quiet, follow behind, always? Will you one day step away and realise what it's like to be on your own? Or will tears fall from your face when you realise that the ones you relied on never defined you? 

    I believe you are beginning to tap in to that inner voice who was hiding within you. You are realised the curiousity within you can have the power to define you and change your entire identity. That curiousity and humility will become your face, your cadence, your style. However, will you still allow it to go unnoticed? 

   From this joke, came my deepest respect, and my respect you defined as a joke.