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Never again
Will I let someone
Try to paint over my mouth
Never again
Will I let someone
Try to silence me
Never again
Will I let someone
Try to manipulate me
Into working for them
For free
Never again
Will I take my pain
Out on someone else
Never again
Will I take the hurt
That I felt
And try to push it
On someone else
Rather than look at
Why I was hurt
And for that, I am sorry.
Never again
Will I underestimate my value
Never again
Will I get small
So that another person
Can feel fine
Never again
Will I lose myself
Lose my power
So that you can hold
Your fragility together
Never again
Will I let someone’s fragility
Their lack of empathy
Their lack of understanding
Their lack of communication
Be a detriment to my Self
Be a detriment to my words
Be a detriment to my art
And at the same time
Thank you
Thank you for showing me
That I was keeping quiet
That I wasn’t valuing myself
That I wasn’t taking up space
That I didn’t think I was good enough
Or that I belonged
Or that I mattered enough
Never. Fucking. Again.
Will I let someone
Use me
Abuse me
Silence me
Manipulate me
Or fuck with me.
Because I rise
Because I expand
Because I am loud
Because I am proud
Because I am here.
I am here to right the wrongs of my ancestors.
I am here to be a guiding light in this world.
I am here to do the work that others are scared to do.
I am here
I am here
I am here
And I am free.
I stand tall
I speak loudly
With words of truth
And change
And I am heard.
I take up space
I throw my paint across the wall
I expand
I create
And I am seen.
I sing
I meditate
I inspire
I vibrate
And I am felt.
You can taste my truth
You can smell my confidence.
And I will no longer get small
I will no longer back down
I will no longer take ownership
Of your feelings
I will no longer give away
My sacred space, my temple
I will no longer devalue myself
I will no longer be manipulated
I will no longer justify your actions
I will no longer let you affect me
Never. Again.
From this day on-
I listen to my intuition
I trust myself
I do what’s best for me
And in turn, best for the good of all
I love myself
I value myself
I am worthy of happiness, abundance, love, and space.
I am here
I am here
I AM HERE.