How and Why
In a former life, I was a fish, eyes wide, gulping meaning.
Now I wait, empty, a pinpoint of breath, a sliver of infinity.
The speaker imagines a former life as a fish, eyes wide and gulping meaning as if it were food. That earlier self was hungry, curious, always taking in more—searching for understanding in a constant, almost instinctive way. The second half shifts into something much quieter.
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