This emphasizes the inevitability of change through the vehicle of time. Time is in constant flux and change in a result of this. Subsequently, through Skrzynecki's effective use of tenses, the time-line emphasizes the physicality of change and at times evokes a sense of helplessness, as time is inevitable. This is heightened by the closing line: "key/that'll open no house/when this one is pulled down.".
The reference to the future emphasizes the inevitability of change, which is a catalyst to the loss of the memories and fertility of the past.
Psychological aspects of change are also evident in Hannah Robert's Sky High. The imaginative flow of the persona, I believe is paralleled in Brett Murphy's persona in the "Graceland" article:.
"Where I was once the curious onlooker, I now make my own semaphore secrets with colourful T-shirts and mismatched socks".
However, the imaginative childhood perspective is juxtaposed with her closing statement: "There are too many things tying me to the ground". This contrast demonstrates a clear change in perspective from an instant to an adult, this inflicting a loss of this "creative flair" as discussed previously.
This short story further explores physical constraints that limit the persona's action, where her "inclination [for the past] is still there". She acknowledges, "it is unlikely that the washing line could support me this time." The vitality of the "frilly pink bathers", a metaphor for the "almost sky-high" feeling, is contrasted with the currently "sagging lines and spotted metallic arms." Therefore, we can assume that there is a clear sense of loss through the course of physical change. However, this change has also enlightened the persona as she has gainedmaturity in her new perception that "there are too many things tying me to the ground." She understands that she now has a different role to fulfill as a mature adult, and she can no longer indulge in childhood fancy.
