We begin our lives
  In Darkness,
  
  Alone,
  Frightened,
  Vulnerable
  
  Knowing nothing
  But the
  Gentle rhythm
  Of a
  Heartbeat.
  
  We are spat
  Forth
  Into this
  World
  
  Out first shock
  Is large
  Two-armed
  Creatures
  Grasping us,
  Holding us.
  
  Supporting us.
  
  Some of the 
  Fear dissolves
  As we sleep 
  In our Mother's
  Arms.
  
  We are no longer
  Alone.
  
  Life has begun.
  
  We quickly learn
  To cling
  To others
  
  An emotional
  Umbilical.
  
  We begin to feel
  Love
  
  That all-encompassing
  Emotion
  
  Without which
  We are
  Hopeless
  
  Alone,
  Frightened,
  Vulnerable.
  
  Everything we
  Need is just 
  A tear
  Away.
  
  The lifeline
  Grows stronger
  As we
  Evolve.
  
  From infant
  To child.
  
  From child
  To awkward
  Stumbling
  Teen.
  
  Suddenly,
  Our very bodies
  Have begun
  A revolution
  
  Hormones raging,
  Fighting for
  An elusive
  Goal --
  
  Adulthood.
  
  We break free,
  Stretching the
  Bonds
  
  Of child to
  Parent
  
  And parent to
  Child.
  
  Learning to cope
  On our own
  
  Independence.
  
  We grow older,
  Inching closer
  To yet 
  Another step.
  
  We evolve
  Further --
  
  Finding ourselves,
  Shrugging off
  Our old
  Selves
  
  Seeking a new
  Identity.
  
  The cycle
  Repeats
  
  As we
  Procreate.
  
  Seeing ourselves
  In our children
  
  Feeling the same
  Emotions
  
  Through the
  Buffer of
  Years.
  
  We rush towards
  The twilight
  Of our days
  On Earth.
  
  Growing older,
  Growing wiser,
  Growing.
  
  Until we reach
  The final
  Scene...
  
  And the 
  Curtain closes
  On our 
  Last
  Performance.

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