In the poem, "And Your Soul Shall Dance," a girl is portrayed walking to school in her uniform. ... As an individual grows physically and spiritually, and cognitively, there is a commencement or an awakening in which a person begins to not only have a mental picture of themselves in a certain situation, but in addition, how other people affect them and how others are also affected. ... We slowly put together the pieces of the puzzle that seem so spread apart and begin to realize how they connect with each other. ...

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