She could stand to think that lifes experiences, good and bad, died with the body, but she couldnt bear to believe that the dreams vanished too, those exquisite flights of reverie that never actually happened. All those experiences you can have for free. How could they burn and turn to ash? She would disappear one day, too, both her flesh and the woman she dreamed herself to be.

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Themes

  • Death — Contemplations on mortality, loss, and the legacy we leave
  • Dreams — Aspirations, visions, and the world of the subconscious

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