Haiku 2023–325

metamorphoses

both the same person and not

from birth unto death

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I am not the same person I was when I was born.

I am not the same person I was when I became an adult.

I am not the same person my wife married.

I am not the same person who raised four children.

I am not the same person I was before my parents died.

I am not the same person I was last year.

I am not the same person I was last month.

I am not the same person I was last week.

I am not the same person I was yesterday.

I am not the same person I was when I started writing this sentence.

I will not be the same person one minute from now.

The universe and everything in it is subject to changes. Sometimes imperceptible, sometimes striking, our physical, mental, and spiritual being is in a constant state of flux because every other thing in the universe which are also in a constant state of flux. It is a natural law.

Strong emotions rippled through my psyche this past weekend. The disturbance subsided with no lasting damage, but I now see the word different. I have to… because I’m different.