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By Now or Then

by Daniella Albanese

I ask myself, who are you?
And where are you going?
Do you know who you want to be yet?
Are you here with me?
Are you there for me?
Are you who you want to be yet?
Did you get to where you want to be yet?
Did you make it yet?
Do you feel better yet?
Did you figure it out yet?
Did you shake the feeling yet?
Where do you go when you’re not around?
Did you change yet?
Did you grow up yet?
Did you get caught up again?
When should I expect you?
Are you better yet?
Are you on your way yet?


Daniella Albanese is a native New Yorker in her junior year at NYU SPS. She is studying Leadership and Management with a concentration in International business and Global management. Daniella enjoys short stories and is ambidextrous.