We Grow Partially

Never absolutely...

“We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers, cells, constellations.”
― Anais Nin

We grow in different dimensions
All at once and stunted in others

Stars explode in our constellations
Our building blocks uneven

Layers exposing intricate cells
We are pulled forward and back

By events shaping our being
Different realms grow in strength

While others hide in secret 
Past and future entangled 

In a dance of expansion
And contraction to relativity

We never grow absolutely
Child and adult coexist
In our never-ending evolution