1992

in 1992, a child is born and handed a gift. he opens the box labelled "life" and examines its contents. a blanket hand-stitched with hope, perseverance, and comfort draped over a teddy bear stuffed with fearful nightmares, and heartache. a blue jar labelled "sadness", containing fluttering butterflies symbolizing joy. a ticket for the rollercoaster he's finally tall enough to ride, with no warning of the endless ups and downs. that two-minute rush of adrenaline followed by hours of motion sickness. this child is now twenty six. he is staring at the empty box labelled "life" - at the worn-out blanket lying next to the teddy bear's stuffing - at the shards of blue glass and butterfly corpses - at the torn up carnival ticket. he regrets ever accepting this gift. - v.m

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