Growth
An essential process that's needed to get to the next level.
I stripped myself...
Of damaged hair
Toxic people
Weaves
Make up
Even sex
Just so I could be raw
Be real in every follicle of my making
I indulged in my laughter
Understood my cries
Figured out my insecurities
Uncovered my quirkiness
Read more books
Wrote more life
Visualized more depth
Observed more people
And absorbed more positive criticism
I revised my behaviors...
The likelihood of me being the same person I was yesterday was obsolete
I was going to be better
I struggled for a time with why I grew the way I did
Being raised analytical always made me question myself
The day I stopped was the day I started living
Not for anyone's approval
Not for anyone's acceptance
Not even for anyone's understanding
People that walked away abandoned my sanctuary
It just simply wasn't for them
I've made peace with it because I already knew what I was destined for
Seasons
Reasons
Lessons
And blessings
All came in some way, shape, or form
I stopped needing love from the outlets that never provided
I needed me more
I stopped needing everything to happen quickly
I needed patience
I stopping needing attention from people I thought cared
I needed understanding
I threw it up in the air and let it sprinkle down on me in prayer
A layer
And I'm covered in it
My desires, my emotions, my manifestations
They're sacred
That place of complacency never suited me
I was always evolving...
*Buttafly*
About the Creator
Elayne Brown
I'm a God-fearing lover of poetry. It's a fluent language of mine. A quirky, artsy soul that sings rhapsodies. An active provider, teacher, and parent dedicated to my goals, dreams, and passions. An inspirator who loves to be inspired.
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