In prison, the officers and girls would often tease others who didn't know what to do.
"You ain't brand new," they'd chide.
There's a rhythm to things there, a pattern to humanity and government alike, and even when you have no prior experience with something, it is expected that you should have Knowing.
Regular life on the outs can be like that, too. There's a melody that we expect to play itself out and so we hear it everywhere we go. And often, nothing else.
We are not listening for anything else.
There's a merit to newness, a value to seeing the world through the eyes of a beginner, a joy gained only by roughing through start after start. The things you know you know- the things you hope or think you know- are bricks around you, walling you in, imprisoning you.
Renew. Be new. Be free.
Everything is temporary.
Every day is a fresh start...
.... so yes, if anyone asks...
you're brand new.
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