The Bravery of Being Yourself

Jun 22

No one quite knows
The vulnerability
It takes
Just to be you.
To say the thing
You make look so casual,
So easy

But there you are,
Wearing your heart
On your sleeve

So, go you!
No one can fully know
Or appreciate
The difficulty it is to
Be you
The glorious you.

So, keep marching to the beat
Of your own drum
Keep being brave
Keep being you
Fighting whatever battles
You need to fight
To show up
To do the thing
Only you can do
Nobody can do what you do

You are a treasure
A rare gem
You’re not actually replaceable
Here
There’s no one like you

And if you get
Caught up
Believing that particular lie:
Baby, remember
You’re a unicorn
In your particular
Neck of the woods

Maggie Dean

The Bravery of Being Yourself

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