My Existence is Not Conditional

I don't exist for you.

I don't exist for her, for him, or for them.

There isn't a biological clock ruling my life.

My existence isn't contingent on fulfilling societal standards.

I wasn't created to fill a quota.

I wasn't created to perform, aid, or serve.

I didn't sign a contract at birth.

I don't owe the world.

I simply am.

I don’t owe my mother anything.

I don’t owe my father anything.

I am not them, although I am of them.

There are no expectations I acknowledge or accept.

I am who I am, not the best version, but one.

I choose to give my time, money, and love.

I choose to give myself.

I don’t owe you anything.

Nobody owns me, not even your god.

I did not choose my birth, my circumstances, or even to be alive.

But,

I will choose how I live, which is not for anyone else, but for me.

I will choose my own path because I am the one that has to walk it.

Not you.