Aging Out

The act of fading from existence

Plays out in stages

Happening around the thing

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Washing out its vibrancy

Depreciating its value

Cremating it from the current zeitgeist

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Developing something sleeker and

More modern

In its stead

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For any and all things

Inanimate or otherwise

The only requirement for aging out is to

Be

Until you transition to

Having been

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Objectively simple

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But

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To be is to feel

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So the question is

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What the weight of aging out

What is the consistency of extinguishment

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An ebb and flow of feathers and grand pianos

A fluctuation between cashmere and barbed wire

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The exhilaration of discovery

Woven into

The despair of loss

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Don't unravel it

In your last moment

Recall the tapestry