AMVNI

BY JAIN

“I’ve always been a curious kid. Wanting to explore the depths of me that have yet to be reached, to define the lines of my vessel that I proudly wear on a day to day basis. 

I want nothing more than to wake up and just be me. To live in a world where I don’t need to prove myself, no need to try and act a certain way to fit in, to be “normal”. 

For a long time, looking in a mirror was like looking at a puzzle piece. 

An assortment of images and pieces that have yet to be put together. I didn’t understand the curve of my jaw, or the breadth of my chest, the curls that say a top my head. The olive pigment imbedded in my skin, the broad nose plastered in the center of my face, the features I connected with but that had not felt identified. Looking at myself in a mirror, looked like that of something that Picasso puzzled together; something that fit but just not quite right. 

Today, I proudly wear who I am. It drips from my fingertips, from the heels of my feet, leaving a trace of me everywhere I go. Today, I am a different person than I was yesterday or last week, last month, last year. Everyday is a chance to learn, and grow from the mistakes you make each day. A clean slate. 

If you’re not growing, learning, bettering yourself in some way each day, what are you doing?”

-Amani

Photog: Garrett Reed

Model: Amani

Styling: Jain

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