What Does My Mandala Represent

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My mandala is supposed to represent a teenager’s oppression in the modern world -- mine, more particularly. Butterflies in cages, modern song lyrics and bleeding out are all major symbols of my life. Looking at my mandala, I want you to understand the struggles of us oppressed teens, me. My story, my symbols. The symbol centered in the middle is actually song lyrics, Stressed Out by Twenty One Pilots. As it reads, it says “My name’s blurryface and I care what you think.” Right before, the song mentions that adults tell you when you grow up, “all your fears will shrink” but even then, you grow up insecure and paranoid about what others are saying, even though it shouldn’t really bother. It shows how even though we live in a world that’s supposed