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Here's a tale:
Introduction to a personal narrative or story.
When I was 6 and militantly innocent,
Reflecting on childhood innocence with a determined and fervent attitude.
they didn't think I'd handle it too well
Others doubted the ability to cope with a certain situation.
Turns out they were on the nose
The doubt was accurate.
About a toddlers mortal woes
Acknowledging the challenges of a young child, possibly with mortality themes.
cause all we do is decompose and smell
Highlighting the inevitable decay of life and the visceral aspects.
Please give me time
Plea for understanding and patience.
Nervous,
Expressing nervousness and fear of death.
Still kinda nervous,
-still kinda nervous,
-still kinda scared to die
-Nervous,
Continuation of expressing nervousness and attachment to the past.
Still kinda nervous,
-still kinda nervous
-Still kinda clinging to days gone by
-Must've cried a Waterpark
Recalling a specific emotional moment (crying at a Waterpark).
and that's just stabbing in the dark
Describing the emotional experience as a guessing game.
They gave up
Others gave up on helping, leaving the narrator alone.
and they dropped me off at home
Being left at home after a difficult experience.
It's then I knew that on the Earth
Realization of disconnection from others after birth.
we're disconnected after birth
Coping with mortality independently.
And handled my mortality alone
Request for personal space due to changed emotions and experiences.
Please give me space,
Further expression of changed emotions - guilt and loss of grace.
My sensibilities have been replaced
-With guilt and lack of grace
-I need more time,
Request for more time to process emotions and a declaration of self-responsibility.
my conscience is uniquely unaligned,
-I am the bottom line
-What's the worst that could happen
Rhetorical question about the worst that could happen after playing 30 years.
playing 30 odd years
Expressing a desire to overcome anger and rediscover openness.
pretend I don't wanna be angry,
-I just wanna feel open again
-I don't wanna be angry,
Reiteration of the desire to avoid anger and regain openness.
I just wanna feel open again
-I don't wanna be angry,
-but I'll never feel open again
Acknowledging the difficulty of achieving openness again.
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