For what you believe to be right
The more people will fight against you
I'm learning
To let go more
And trust
People think if you change your energy
If you do better
People will do better by you
But I don't think that's how it works
The more I try to do better
The more I'm met with past dynamics
People trying to relate to me based on how I was
How I've been
Rather than who I am now
And that has a way of pulling you back
To places you don't want to be in anymore
Change is hard and it takes time
And patience
And determination
And perseverance
So when I find myself spiraling
To places I don't want to be in
I've learned to let go
I don't have to prove myself to anyone
For the truth
Reveals itself
Always
When we stop holding so tightly to it
It's been a rocky road
Trying to find my voice
In a world
That doesn't value it
But I've learned
That I'm smart
And I'm capable
And I'm wise
And I no longer need to fight to be heard
When we make peace with ourselves
Our truths don't need to be forced
They can become quiet and sure
You may not agree with me
But that won't change what I know to be true
And what I know is right
There is a quiet strength in knowing yourself
Knowing your worth
We live in a society that expects and demands
That we betray ourselves
So it feels like a risk
To say "no"
But we're doing it
More and more of us all the time
Some of us were bred to be compassionate and understanding
But when we turn that love on ourselves
We become something different
I can love you
And love myself
At the same time
Love is not self-betrayal
Love is not revenge
Love is not competition
Love is love is love is love
It holds all people
All truths
All conflict
Within its vastness
Love is far too big for us to understand
So that's why I'm learning
To surrender
And let it show me
A better way
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