BIRTH birth, life is forever transcendence, begin to learn to experience; I am me CHILDHOOD learning living in worlds of my devising; thoughts overwhelm me; I am ever changing ADOLESCENCE raging hormones rule me I fight for desires; I desire to fight, love, only to be me MATURITY repeat mundane tasks; over and over; self stagnating acquired responsibilities boredom DECAY fighting losing self; less; less of me survives now endless torment? Triumph! for I was me