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Significant
It is not what I have been through
That holds me down
It is what I have done
In reaction to it
And the shame
Of my decisions have kept me
Removed
Rather than actively trying
To correct
I thought if I hid from society
I was doing everyone a favor
Banishing myself because
I didn’t believe I deserved to
Take up space
Minimizing not only my consumption
But also my weight
Keeping small
Enough
To not
Be
But now it is time
To rise out of the bed
I’ve made myself in
To prove, not to the world,
But myself, that I’m
Significant
Passivity has done nothing of importance
That holds me down
It is what I have done
In reaction to it
And the shame
Of my decisions have kept me
Removed
Rather than actively trying
To correct
I thought if I hid from society
I was doing everyone a favor
Banishing myself because
I didn’t believe I deserved to
Take up space
Minimizing not only my consumption
But also my weight
Keeping small
Enough
To not
Be
But now it is time
To rise out of the bed
I’ve made myself in
To prove, not to the world,
But myself, that I’m
Significant
Passivity has done nothing of importance
Published 18th Apr 2024
| Edited 2nd May 2024
Author's Note
NaPo 24 entry #18
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18th Apr 2024 8:26pm
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19th Apr 2024 2:40am
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19th Apr 2024 2:41am
I appreciate your confidence in me. I hope to be that self confident one day. Thank you for reading & for your compliment xx
18th Apr 2024 9:29pm
Not feeling worthy of taking up space...wow, is that ever a familiar feeling. Decades of shrinking myself. Such a hard change to make, but very worth it. You're worthy
19th Apr 2024 2:44am
It’s a long road to changing thought patterns. Here’s to embracing our divinity. Thank you. Xx
