Jean
Walking life through wearing different shades of blue
Jean adjusted her seam as she grew
Embodying chaos
She wore rips and tears
Once seen as a flare of excitement
Jean now felt torn
Distorted Dreams
Everything is not as it seems
An embroidery of uncertainty
Jean seeked vintage
She embarked a journey to tying the loose ends
Wanting to be redefined, refitted
Immersed in her closet of thoughts
Rummaging through shrunken shirts and loose pants
Jean no longer wanted to sell herself short
She looked through shelves where hope is stored
Running quickly into a room of renovation
Jean had trials of misfits
Until smoothly emerging into a perspective
Jean seamlessly immersed in new cloth
Like seeing a newborn baby in blue
A new sense of youthfulness shined as she smiled
She was lost,
but now she was found
And from there Jean seamlessly felt free
She turned around to see what she will be leaving behind
Reflecting one last time
She folded the remains of her childhood
Placing them inside a bag of old memories
Zipping up the final remains of her old self
She softly glanced at the mirror, seeing a silver lining
She emerged into a new lifestyle
A new and improved fit
A new era
Now standing straight and feeling relaxed
She felt less distorted and saw more clarity
A rough start pulling up her emotions
Yet a smooth finish painting a new piece
Closing her door and opening a new window
Jean strides away
Running for what's next in 2023
Strike Out,
Writer: Eliana Jacobs
Copy Editor: Madeline Gonzalez
Content Editor: Melissa Donovan
Orlando
Eliana is a content writer for Strike Magazine Orlando. In her free time, she enjoys creating music playlists, working out, writing poetry, and food blogging.You can reach her at laeleliana@gmail.com and @eatswitheliana on Instagram.