like a girl (2025—)
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she sits and waits, watching the world
spin by around her.
motionless, paralyzed, statuesque innocence
frozen within salt and spray.
her only sins - wonder and curiosity,
fascination with a forbidden world -
a cautionary tale of the consequences
of curiosity and of daring to dream.
where do weather-worn wishes go,
once they’re realized?
what remains, once reality has
tarnished that shining somehow?
ask her all you may -
she knows, but she cannot say. -
rise, girl. rage
ravenously. strike
and shatter the ceiling they
cast to keep you contained.
try as they might,
they cannot hold you down.
shed the spare slipper and
run - you do not need to
wait for a prince to make
you a matched pair.scream, girl. raise
your voice above the
commotion they cause
to keep you quiet.
try as they might,
they cannot drown your truth.
break the mirror and
fly - the reflection of
perfection that cages you in
is merely a mirage.fight, girl. scatter
the shards of the
unrealistic expectations
they project over you.
try as they might,
they cannot break your spirit.
strive - shoot for the
stars, and you will find
your place among them,
bright and shining.
