in another life

2023-present
link to webpageinteractive digital poem created with p5.js
audio credit: memory storage by ghost orchard
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How would things be different if they were different? In playing through in another life, I invite you to dwell on this question with me. Creating this was, in part, a declaration of forgiveness towards myself for things I wish I’d said or done. It also serves as a reminder to let myself wonder — I haven’t always felt like I deserve to.

Most components of this poem are randomly generated. Each of the main 3 “i,” “you,” and “we” lines is randomly chosen from lists of phrases I wrote, and there are currently over 68,000 possible unique combinations. The background color is generated based on randomly chosen R, G, and B values within a set range. Each time you click “try again,” a new iteration of “another life” appears.