I searched in earnest, at last,
I found the box—
but not her, my beautiful ballerina.
I longed to see her dance again.
Music rose, velvet glowed,
my heart lifted…
but only my reflection gazed back.
And then—
I saw it.
She was never in the box.
She was always in me
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A Hole That Was Never Empty
Kindness doesn’t always show up to fix. Sometimes, it shows up to invite.