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I remember finding out
I became aware that fairytales were simplified or reduced
that fairytales were whittled down
Monsters exist in the environment of college dorms, symbolizing challenges
monsters live in a college dorms,
People wear different personas (suits and sweats) while sharing their thoughts (best friends' mouths)
suits and sweats and best friends mouths
I remember skipping rocks
Recollection of carefree moments, perhaps childhood innocence
listening to top 40 pop
Enjoying popular music while engaging in simple activities like skipping rocks
a quiz inside a magazine
A quiz suggested the need to relax or be less rigid
told me I should loosen up
skin and bones,
Reference to mortality and the transient nature of life
ash to ash to dust
crayon outlines of my friends
If a lonely act goes unnoticed, it questions the fear of being forgotten or invisible
DIY and dying plants
but if lonely trees don't make a
Comparing personal growth to the slow process of a chrysalis
sound, what if I'm never seen
Change is not always immediate or apparent
again
Reflection on maintaining one's essence despite external changes
winter brings a chrysalis
Reiteration of the mortality theme, emphasizing the inevitability of returning to dust
but transformations not so quick
Simultaneously, change is a gradual process
shedding for a change and
Metaphor for personal growth and transformation
ending up the way I've always been
Acceptance of one's core identity despite efforts to change
skin and bones,
Reiteration of the cycle of life and the ephemeral nature of existence
ash to ash to dust
everything and at once,
Reflection on the vastness of experience, suggesting that life encompasses everything and yet may feel insignificant
not much
Life may not hold much meaning or significance
fish, following the river
Observation of nature's patterns and migrations, possibly symbolizing life's journey
birds, leaving for the winter
maybe one day when I'm old
Contemplation on sharing life experiences with future generations
I'll tell the things that I've been
Recognition that younger generations may dismiss or misunderstand one's experiences
told to teenagers who write me off
Anticipation of personal growth or resistance to change
and think they know the things I know
Advising the younger generation about the limitations of their knowledge
or maybe I'll still be the same
Ambivalence toward potential change in the future
or maybe I'll have learned to change
Speculation on personal growth and the possibility of imparting wisdom to future generations
read the brothers Grimm to my children's kids
Imagining sharing traditional stories with future family
and
start it all again
Contemplation on the cyclical nature of life and the potential for new beginnings
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