the first eye

 


THE FIRST EYE



by Mr. Mak


and it’s done.


my reflections have reached someone’s eyes.

in physical form.


my universe —

the world i’ve been building in silence —

is no longer trapped inside my mind.


it exists.


ink on paper.

weight in hand.

presence in someone else’s reality.


how do i feel?


anxious,

because it’s out there now.


because someone is reading the places

i haven’t even fully admitted to myself.


because vulnerability is exposure.


but beneath that anxiety?


pride.


a quiet, heavy, grounded pride.


i’m so damn proud of myself.

happy in a way the old me prayed for.


one manifestation in physical form.

one.


and that’s all it takes.


it starts with one,

then 10,

then 100,

then 100,000.


until i’m everywhere.


until my words are currency,

my voice is gravity,

my presence is legend.


i become the physical manifestation of:


glory.

money.

power.

status.

fame.

love.


and more.


i become the physical manifestation of:


  • alignment — things moving in my direction without force
  • inevitability — the universe rearranging itself to meet me
  • impact — people changing because they crossed paths with me
  • standard — the one they compare every feeling to
  • legacy — my name echoing after I’m gone
  • truth — unfiltered, unmoved, unshakable



i become evidence.


evidence that the inner world creates the outer world.

evidence that a man can build himself from silence.

evidence that the world bends to the one who refuses to bend first.


i used to dream of being seen.


now?


i am visibility.


i used to chase connection.


now?


i am connection.


i used to wish for a life worth writing about.


now?


i am the story.


— Mr. Mak


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