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TimeAtLast in Poetry & Free Verse
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just some thoughts

I stare down at my 6th grade yearbook picture.

A familiar face stares back at me.

I looked so young and child-like, even though back then I thought of myself as practically an adult. Unaware, I was about to be introduced to a harsh reality. Soon I was to learn that not everyone who opened a door for me or smiled at me had good intentions. It was as if the mirror I looked into every morning had been smashed into tiny bits. It was a tough adjustment for me. And maybe the mirror that broke wasn't just my innocence, but also my sense of identity and self-esteem. Looking back on it now, if I could go back in time, I would change many things.

First of all, I would be kinder to strangers.

I wouldn't see everything as a competition.

I wouldn't try to prove myself at every opportunity, and I wouldn't try to hide my story, my history, my identity.

I was an emotional wreck.

But despite all of that, I was able to make good friends.

Now that I am older I feel wiser, but also confused.

It seems as though the more questions I've worked through, the less answers I have.

The more knowledge I attain-the less certain I am.

I still don't know what happens when someone dies, and I still don't know where the sun goes at night.

I admit. I still don't know a lot of things, but at least this time I have nothing to hide.

#reflection #thoughts #random #life #transitions #knowledge

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