Impossible to Dismiss

“When we’re growing up there are all sorts of people telling us what to do when really what we need is space to work out who to be.” Elliot Page

Impossible To Dismiss

I used to think and ponder—hard.
But now I know for certain:
Living life the way it works for me,
Blooming from uncertainty.

Only with my own heart,
I see and know what’s best for me.

Too often, external voices appear—
Daring to interfere!
Thinking they know what’s right for me,
Or who they thought I should be.

They wanted me to follow their lead,
Walk in their small shoes,
Too tight.
Long outgrown,
Impossible to dismiss.

The pain of self-growth!
Through youth, age, joy, and eternal bliss—
Now that is something I wouldn’t want to miss.

To see myself bloom and blossom wisely,
Into what it is I need to see and know—
That has changed, evolved.

And I’ve realized:
My true self has always been
My inner light—my guide.