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this decade held a whirlwind of change. i fell in love, experienced heartbreak and made choices i regret. however, i also made choices i don’t regret in any way. i got it together this year and though i made a lot of mistakes, i learned from them. i still have a lot to work on, but hopefully the twenties transform me into the person i need to be to weather the oncoming storms. thank you 2010’s for teaching me love and lessons for the years to come. to many more decades!

past lives of mine (in no order):
          
          1. a frilly, shallow monarch, eyeing up one of the dukes. he catches her indulging in strawberries and cream in the palace gazebo, and sinfully whisks her to his chambers.
          
          2. a smokey performer in the early thirties, downing giggle juice and reapplying lipstick. tangled up with the mafia, a plaything in disguise, clad in fishnets and satin.
          
          3. a sea captain with a ruddy complexion and a collection of stripy scarves. a northern wind sways the vessel, promising a cruel and bitter storm. i bask in a frosty moonlight, the sea frothing and groaning.
          
          4. a starry-eyed nymph, hidden away in a small grove that lines a snaking red river. the river churns and bubbles. her skin glitters in the sun, tinted pistachio green. the sun flits through branches, and embraces her.
          
          5. a guitarist with rainbow patches and saggy jeans, strolling the city with a lover in hand. how she meets her end is unimportant; she lives in the moment. she wears her hair curlier than before.