It begins with a thought just a little shadow
and grows into a seed that aches to be fed
So you give it a little so as not to feel guilty
and it gives you some comfort and then comes the worry
You question the thought, you question the reason
You wish you could go back and this time you’d see it
For the thing that it is
Insignificant and shallow
Waiting for you to make it more than a shadow
You don’t want to admit it but it feels like a blanket
and though it’s not warm you pull it over your head
With all of your might you try to forget that it was you
who created this dark little pet
You didn’t have to force it
You let it have its way and ever so quietly it took up all the space
The small little thought that cannot be controlled
When set into motion grows ever bold
Why do you have to doubt?
It’ll turn out fine
Why do you say it’s going to fall apart
before you get the chance to start
Why do you have to doubt?
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