You Can Call Me Nuria: An Autobiography by J. Makkawi

I am not what you want
Nor am I what you'd expect
If you judge by front cover glances
You'll be sorely disappointed
For I am not my outer extremities

If you love music than you'll feel me
If you love music than you'll hear me
If you listen to my music you will get to know me
Because I am raw, real, and unpackaged

I am not a genre
You may try to decipher where I should belong
I don't adhere to labels
Don't mistake me for a generic puppet
For this I am not
I am human 100%
Just like you

Just so there's no misconception
I am not the physical being in which I appear
I aim for you to feel
What I am so privileged to express
Music
Whether your experience is body, mind, soul, or spirit
It is always meant to move you
Each song for you
To interpret for yourself

For I am just a vessel
In this movement for just
Bringing music back to music
A long lost love
I am but a candle
Burning for all to see
Passion ignited
You can call me Nuria
I am simply me