I Am Somebody Else

When I am somebody else my treasured part is sleeping. I want to say always waiting for my return, but someone else is probably passing through the tunnels that perhaps I should be. If I am another, then another must be I, no? Learn to play roles in this life we must. Some of them fit better than others. For now, I realise the need to slip into a different jacket, play another man, and reap the benefits of a strange new direction.

I can be an actor only for so long. It doesn't run through me, but from walking in another's shoes I feel like we develop a greater understanding of our own selves. I feel closer to that mark than ever, but there is always room for mistakes. There are moments when it all feels like running out, a man, battling the days, running low on motivation, little in the tank, almost at the end. Sometimes though, you feel like a warrior forever.

We should enjoy the challenge of filling somebody else's shoes. There is the hope you do not disappoint, but once you have dived into the pool all you can do is swim, to the best of your abilities. Magical powers in other areas do not exist there, so you must kick and move your arms, and the desire will see you carve a neat line through the water. Once you have reached the other side you can look back on the victory, assess your achievement, and learn from your errors. It all means greatness, as long as when you return to being yourself again, you bring with you the brick that can build the palace. Yes, each lesson, each new situation, each challenge can reward us with a brick. These bricks are the foundation and then beautiful body of the palace of our victory and love throughout life.

We try to build a palace. For we can do no more.