Permission -

You Need to Hear This - Poetry from the Margins

For everyone struggling to navigate the state of our country and their place in the world. For all the good, decent, caring people who give a damn about others. For the heartbroken - for those who find themselves suddenly on the margins, living in a familiar but strange land where the old rules don’t apply.

You now have permission.

I.

You now have permission:

To let go

To live your authentic life

To part from what is not for you

To exist in spaces that intimidate you

To exist unapologetically

II.

You now have permission:

To make different choices

To embrace your passion

To prioritize your family

To abandon the rules set up for you

To make your own rules

III.

You now have permission:

To say what you feel

To be angry

To be passionate

To reject complacency

To be complicated

Whatever is holding you back from happiness and empowerment,

You now have permission.