OUTSPOKEN (a poem)

I could paint a picture of a girl
naïve, lost, and broken

unique features with a dimple, 

yet hardly ever chosen

Took her too long to see why —

now she’s been awoken

Always did things differently

often labeled outspoken

Now she’s real closed off and private 

DMs are never open

yet they keep hoping…


She chose to find things out

the hard way

never knowing which path ends where,

or when it may be her last day.

She let some people stick around,

longer than their welcomed stay

people pleasing tendencies…

there’s always a price to pay


Outspoken is the girl 

who chooses not to play,

she believes in taking her own path

despite any risk of delay. 

Who believes in having options -

pros vs cons she knows to weigh

She knows the power of nature,

and how to bathe in the sun’s rays 


If I could go back in time to tell her back then,

I’d relay:

“You are loved either way

You are loved every day

You are loved - no matter what

they say”

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