Dinosaur Bones
Unveiling the Tapestry: Reflections on Generations and Stories
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Organise these memories into hand-me-down cases
Organizing memories into inherited containers
Generations worn, a rusted clasp, the lining's torn
Generations marked by time, worn with a rusty clasp, and torn lining
I was thinking of my father and about dinosaur bones
Contemplating her father and the concept of ancient, enduring things like dinosaur bones
And how we create the story with the fragments that we're thrown
Reflecting on how people construct narratives from the fragments of experiences they encounter
Sifting through these letters, come alive in callow words
Engaging with letters, finding life in inexperienced or immature words
Sorting into boxes what to keep and what to burn
Deciding what to preserve and what to discard in the process of organizing life's elements
I was thinking of my mother and the pieces she let go
Thinking about her mother and the parts of her life story she has relinquished
And how we adopt a story until it becomes our own
Considering how individuals adopt and adapt stories until they become integral to their own identity
All the ways we print ourselves in sedimentary stone
Reflecting on the ways people imprint themselves in layers of sedimentary rock over time
Draw the muscles, sketch the skin, add the meaning
Depicting the formation of identity, metaphorically sketching muscles, skin, and meaning
Turning pages down a street where time is standing still
Navigating through time-frozen streets and seeking fulfillment in old photographs
Searching through old photographs for emptiness to fill
Searching for meaning or substance in the gaps of past images
I was thinking of my grandparents and a past I wish I'd known
Thinking about grandparents and a past that remains unknown
And how we alter the story, with each telling that gets told
Contemplating how stories evolve with each retelling, and the role of personal influence
All the ways we print ourselves in sedimentary stone
Reflecting on the enduring imprints individuals leave on the layers of history
Draw the muscles, sketch the skin, add the meaning,
Metaphorically illustrating the process of shaping identity through layers of sedimentary stone
add the meaning
Emphasizing the importance of adding personal meaning to one's life story
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