I Know

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Avery           


       How do I write something about the new year, something about personal reflection, while also making it something I want to share? Sometimes it’s best to leave things a bit ambiguous. I felt inspired by the concept of Gauguin’s “Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?” so I’ll see where that takes me. 
            
Who am I?
Where am I going?
What am I doing?
I don’t know.

I am me,
though I’m not sure who that is.
I am going somewhere,
though I’m not sure where that is.
I am doing something,
though I’m not sure what that is.

I am me,
always changing,
always the same.
Always questioning stereotypes, futures, and appearance.
Always loving words, art, music, fashion, movies, photos, creatures, God, nature.

I am going somewhere,
always somewhere new,
always coming home.
Is it literal?
Am I going to school, to a new city, to my room?
Is it something else?
Am I going to a new realm?
A new realm of creativity, of behavior, of action, of thinking?

I am doing something,
always exploring,
always content.
I am making new friends, cooking, wondering,
I am writing, studying, adventuring, dancing. 

That is who I am,
where I am going,
what I am doing.
I know.

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