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greenhouses are relative


growth is a greenhouse.

 

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sometimes growth means being a plastic plant,

no roots in sight

no relatively good nights

no progress.

 

still here for something,

for some reason.

 

--

 

sometimes growth means being a daisy,

allowance of innocence

a positive outlook

no negativity around.

 

--

 

sometimes growth means becoming a rose,

after realizing what it meant

to be broken down

but seeing the bigger picture.

 

which is both plastic,

and positive

all at once.

 

--

 

growth means

facing adversity.

 

even if it’s in your own head.

 

--

 

because:

life wanted you to feel.

 

everything.

 

and who’s to say

greenhouses

need to have limits.

 
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