L.C. McQuillen
18.04.24
It is not what I have been through
That holds me down
It is what I have done
In reaction to it
And the shame
Of my decisions have kept me
Removed
Rather than actively trying
To correct
I thought if I hid from society
I was doing everyone a favor
Banishing myself because
I didn’t believe I deserved to
Take up space
Minimizing not only my consumption
But also my weight
Keeping small
Enough
To not
Be
But now it is time
To rise out of the bed
I’ve made myself in
To prove, not to the world,
But myself, that I’m
Significant
Passivity has done nothing of importance