Learning to bloom-否否
I used to shrink inside my own skin
Wore silence like a dress too thin
Held my breath in every crowded room
Afraid of taking up too much bloom
I measured my worth by how small I could be
Said"sorry" for the air I breathed
Let your words pin me like a butterfly
While I forgot I had my own sky
But something cracked last winter
Not loud – just a quiet splinter
And the light came rushing in
Now I’m learning to bloom where I once only bent
Took a long time to love the body I was lent
I don’t need you to tell me I’m enough
I found my own voice – it sounds like love
Not the loud kind, not the burning kind
Just a steady hand and a peaceful mind
I stopped waiting for someone to choose me
Started dancing alone in my kitchen at two AM
Bought flowers for my own table, finally
Realized no one’s coming – and I’m not broken, I’m whole
Some days I still catch myself apologizing
For existing too loudly, for dreaming too big
Then I remember:
The sun doesn’t ask for permission to rise
Neither do I
Now I’m learning to bloom where I once only bent
Took a long time to love the body I was lent
I don’t need you to tell me I’m enough
I found my own voice – it sounds like love
Not the loud kind, not the burning kind
Just a steady hand and a peaceful mind
So if you see me walking tall
Don’t mistake it for arrogance at all
It’s just a girl who finally put herself first
And learned that a heart can break – and still burst into flowers.