A Poem

a child
an idea
an ideal
a potential
incubates
kicks around
and rolls
inside you

until
it burst forth
gasps for life
nurtured
disciplined,
edited
corrected,
it evolves
and expresses
itself

listen to it,
guide it,
let it grow,
it matures
let it go
it exists
on its
own.

 

 

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