The Brain Stem- Mid Brain

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Defali Image: Mixed Media-Charcoal, Copper, Thread, Plastic, and Graphic

This journey of barbaric discipline,
of unearthing myself,
oh, how desperately I sought myself.
How I wanted to be anything but human,
yet, layer upon layer, I only saw vibrance in this self.
Why must one escape being human?

Yet this journey of blatant cruelty
I have done, needed itself.
Now, even though I know nothing exists,
I remind myself:
there is this dream, so beautiful,
full of joy and abundance,
I must return to.

This is the dream I gift myself,
the dream of being human.

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