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As a child,
I dream of flying
Like the birds in the sky.
I dream of swimming
Like the dolphins in the sea.
Why can't I live a
Life as an animal?
As a teen,
I dream of friendship
Like the birds that flock together as one.
I dream of strength
Like the dolphins that smile even when seas are choppy
Why can't I live a
Life as an animal?
As an adult,
I dream... Dreams are not real.
Of being a child, a teen.
Of gaining back my simplicity.
Of true friendship.
Of smiling because there's a rainbow after the rain.
Why can't I live a
Life as an animal?
We grow up. We gradually see the world. We slowly taste the salty waters from our eyes.
As we grow up, the way we think changes. All these can only be explained by our exposure to our complicated world. Sometime when life gets so complicated, we tend to reminisce the times when we were young and innocent and when life only revolves an activity of all sorts. However, as we grow up, everything changes. We think about relationships with others, the complex structure of our societal system and more and more of ourselves. Animals, on the other end, retain their simplicity. So “Why can’t [we] live as an animal?” when life is simpler and we’re happier.
Isabel Liew
Photographer
