No, You Don’t

No, you don’t.

You don’t need to conform.

No, you don’t need to stay small.

You don’t have to do that and you don’t have to do this.

I am standing up for you.

The bully?

YOURSELF

You are the worst critic. And you mean well.

Someone told you to do it like that.
To be perfect.
To be acceptable.
To be smart.

I am tired of you discounting your truth:
The feelings.
The thoughts that seem childish, silly or unrealistic.
The dreams that take up too much time when you should be ...