The Empowered Self

I

May be

A ball of fire

That no one can control or contain

But I am me

And I deserve

To exist as I am

I may not be known to you

Understood by you

Accepted by you

Validated by you

But I am known

And I am understood

And I am accepted

And I am validated

Just as I am

My existence has a place on earth

My worth

My value

My perspective

My contribution

I have a place;

To grow up

Feeling out of place

Misunderstood

And unaccepted

Does something to you

You become the mess that others perceive you as

I became

The lack

That I felt from others

But none of that

Is who I am

And never again

Will I allow

Mis-conceptions

And mis-perceptions

Dictate my path

My path is mine and mine alone

Nobody

Will ever know

What's best for you

Better

Than you