Age of Empathy
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Age of Empathy

POETRY & ACADEMIA

Life as Seasons Rather Than Chapters

A poem of reflection

If you think about life as a book,
each phase becomes a chapter,
moving along, moving forward.

Chapter 13,
our protagonist chased numbers:
number of Facebook friends,
number on the scale,
percentage marks.

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Filling in the cracks on conflicting self improvement advice and translating how these can work for a more diverse audience ✨ Icon by: @jkbarts #WEOC writer.