It is becoming increasingly difficult to downplay my dreams,
and so I no longer will.
I tell myself that it’s okay to
have just now realized a thing or two,
I show myself grace as I trace
these fine lines on my body
with my fingertips.
What is life without a journey well narrated?
Foolish accounts of foolish nights
in admirable uniforms,
feeling like somebody,
when really I was just a naive teen
running away from her hometown and her past.
What I found
was something similar
to that warmth in the pit
of my stomach when I open a book
written by an unconventional woman,
the kind who isn’t so agreeable.
Something like pride or
like purpose.
When did you first start feeling like someone?
It is true that whatever I do, I put my whole self into it.
Some say that is foolish, and while I know that
mindfulness is key,
I told you that
I cannot do “surface level” or “bare minimum.”
Solitude brought to me
a closer connection to God
and a stronger desire to succeed.
I never in my life wanted to settle,
always that temperamental oddball who didn’t really fit in… anywhere.
It is becoming increasingly difficult to downplay my dreams,
And so I no longer will.
Fear tried to hold me and keep me feeling incapable yet I have surpassed my own goals when it comes to fulfilling roles that keep my soul aflame and continue to heal my inner child.
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