Consider the Wildflowers

Tell us about a time when you felt out of place.

This poem will be featured in my debut collection of poems, out in 2024!

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And maybe I’m trying too hard to fit

Into too many spaces. 

But I feel my heart pulled in a million 

Different directions 

And I can’t quite decipher

Which direction 

Calls to me. 

I believe it takes courage to embark on the journey.

But take caution as you travel, 

Because it is unbelievable the ways in which you will sacrifice 

Yourself 

In order to fit 

Into the mold 

Of someone else’s 

Story.

If no one tells you this today,

Please remember that you are worth far too much 

To simply be 

A background character 

In another’s plot. 

No, you are real and vulnerable and 

Complex, 

And you should not shrink yourself down 

To fit between the lines of the pages of a 

Book 

That was not written 

For you.

When life gets tough, 

It can define who a person is and could be. 

But endurance is a friend to the broken and the 

Weary, 

Reminding you to never let heartbreak leave you 

Bitter. 

Don’t let it close you off 

To the life 

That you are 

Meant 

To lead.

It’s true that you can’t have the rainbow without the storm, 

And let that remind you 

That one person’s rejection 

Only pushes you 

One step closer 

To the ray of colors you 

Long for.

And your story has so much 

Potential 

To end

Happily,

With family and memorable days

Forevermore.

But in the meantime, 

While the storm rages on 

And the paths don’t make sense, 

Do the brave thing 

And embrace the rain like the flowers in the spring. 

Do the brave thing and bloom here

Now

In this chapter,

Anyway.