The Memoir Of Ms. Butterfly

I want to be
who I was always meant to be—
unapologetically whole,
a force, a light, a knowing.

No longer measured by whispers
or bound by borrowed beliefs,
I build so I can grow,
understand so I can move.

The door that fears locked—
I open wide,
let in every chance,
let go of every doubt,
Meet the woman staring back—
and finally, she is mine.

Ms. Butterfly Genesis