Friday, January 19, 2024

Finding My Voice Again

(This is something I was suddenly inspired to write, late at night, after feeling blocked for so long! So healing!)


"Be quiet," they said, "you talk too much."
So, I stopped sharing and swallowed it down,
Like the food that kept me company.

"Lose weight," they said, "you're too big,
No one will want you; no one will marry you."
So, I assumed I'd be alone, but I'd be okay.

"Don't be silly," they said,
"You're just a baby,
Your opinion doesn't count."

So, I no longer had one.
But I had plans, and I had dreams,
And I pursued them... quietly.

"Where are you going?" they said,
"You can't leave here; you can't make it alone!"
But I did and I survived, and I thrived.

"We knew it couldn't last," they said,
"You didn't know what you were doing,
You should never have left us."

But I left, and I made mistakes,
and they were mine, and I learned,
and I kept going, and I made a new life.

"Come back," they said, "come visit, let's be together."
But I had clarity, and I was free, and I was happy.
And I never went back, never even considered it.

And as they faded, whispers in the dust,
I knew I'd never return, never regret the flight.
In the silence I found my voice, in darkness, light. 

I was encouraged by some sweet teachers on Insight Timer to turn this into a track.  You can click here to listen: https://insighttimer.com/violet108/guided-meditations/finding-my-voice-again