Welcome to the endless high-school / Reunion.
-- Speaker (Lines 1-2)

Importance: This opening line is filled with layers and double meanings. The word “reunion” literally means to reunite, or to come together again; it is a fixed action of a single moment, rather than a continuous one. The capitalization following the enjambment draws attention to the word as though it were part of a title, or a banner. For many, a high-school reunion is a place of distress, self-doubt, and pretence. This moment suggests that the speaker goes through that singular moment of reuniting over and over many times in a single day.

Why can’t we pretend / Every stage of life is the same?
-- Speaker (Lines 5-6)

Importance: In this moment, “stage” is given a double meaning: the “stage of life,” referring to a period of time, as well as a social platform: “all the world’s a stage.” Here, the speaker conveys an important message about comparing...