Don't Hide Your Madness

Amir, a love-smitten poet, who struggles to publish his Persian translating of Allen Ginsberg Poetry, ponders his next moves when it comes time to be drafted into the Iranian Military. There’s a part of Amir that wonders what a life of Military would look like, but on the whole, he’s certain that he’s not cut out to carry a gun. Instead, he’d love to venture to America and attend University alongside his one true love, a well-educated girl named Nima (Naima). In a slipstream narrative, Amir faces several paths to consider. In one life, he wants to escape the country into Pakistan to apply for immigration. In another, Amir wants to marry Nima and will stop at nothing to do so even if she doesn’t always return the sentiment. In another, he considers joining the Military to perform his service for his country despite the fact that he might lose Nima as her application has been accepted an American University. On each path rests a decision that he’ll have to make, one way or another.