Hollow Growth

A single point
So small and fine
Until it grows
And breaks the line

A single hole
So small inside
Until it grows
And won’t confide

A single ache
So small within
Until it grows
And makes you spin

A single hope
So small and lost
Until it grows
And breaks the frost

A single point
So vast in time
Allowed to grow
And break your chime

A single hole
So dark in night
Allowed to grow
And steal your light

A single ache
So strong within
Allowed to grow
And close your grin

A single hope
So far and lost
Allowed to grow
Despite the cost

— Barbie

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