Dear Self

Dear SELF

I am sorry for the times I took away your imagination

and told you “Get to work”

I apologize for the times I snatched away your dreams

and told you to “Get real”

I am sorry I hardened your soft cocoa butter skin with sadness

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I am sorry for stealing your dreams

and replacing them with institutional plans

I am sorry I took away your glow

and replaced it with havoc

Force fed with shovels and called it…food

I am sorry I ripped out your heart song

and called it LIFE

Dear SELF

I promise to love you with all my might

And to no longer swallow dreams that aren’t mine

To longer hold space for those

who have not earned it

And to forgive YOU

So that my heart may once again sing free

Dear SELF

Thank you 🙏🏾