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The journey begins
Imagine I was right there with you When you looked up to your bedroom ceiling
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Poems about becoming, selfhood, and the life still forming.
These are poems about becoming: identity, selfhood, reinvention, and the quieter work of turning into a life you can recognize as yours.
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Archive entry 17
Bring your past selves to their feet
Treasure the time you have on stage, For you may not always sing so sweet. Jump as high as you possibly can—
Read the poem Bring your past selves to their feet →Archive entry 38
What happens next
The flame begins to burn In the palace of imagination, surrounded by Thousands of books, millions of words,
Read the poem What happens next →Archive entry 42
The inner spark
Don't let the thing you needed most, Yet never received, Become the flashlight without
Read the poem The inner spark →Archive entry 51
Until you find the color
Can you arrange the blocks And place yourself within? Can you draw the intricate maze
Read the poem Until you find the color →Archive entry 79
And everyone is transformed
When you hear the piercing cry for help From a member of your tribe, Her children clutched by her side,
Read the poem And everyone is transformed →Keep going from here
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