No 5: COMMENCEMENT

Jun 1

LUCIA AUERBACH

“Don’t let anything get in the way of achieving your dreams.”

11 words were muttered to me before the sketchy internet connection cut out the Zoom call.

What is my dream}]

I said I had

‘dreams of being a sailor with an orange rain cap, fighting off storms, and sailing away.

dreams of owning a bakery in Spain, selling pastries, and organizing flower beds.

dreams of being a spy in bespoke clothes, fighting off domestic threats while hiding in plain sight.’

How do you chase after something intangible?

I wanted to be a teacher, baker, marine biologist, journalist, art dealer;

Now I don’t know what I want to be tomorrow.

OR THE NEXT DAY

IF ONLY THE WORLD I LIVE IN COULD BE AS ABSTRACT AS THE WORLD I SEE.

IF ONLY THE SOCIETY I PARTAKE IN COULD BE AS FAST AS THE LIFE I WANT TO LIVE.

IF ONLY THE PEOPLE I INTERACT WITH COULD PERCEIVE ME AS I SEE MY DREAMS.

IF ONLY

IF ONLY IF ONLY IFONLYIFONLYIFONLY IFONLY IFONLYIFONLYIFONLY IF ONLY IF ONLY.

Oh, and congratulations on your graduation from high school.

We knew you’d make it.

No 4: EXTRAORDINARY IN THE ORDINARY