I quit
I quit the life of a showgirl
I quit the people who made that life miserable
The shinny luffah I’d wanted to be so badly
Revealed itself to be filled with mold, rotten to its very core
It took months for the mildew to show on the outer edges
But really i knew
Knew we weren’t right
The slippery little fairy dodged my grasp long before I realized how problematic she was
So i guess she did me a favor
The pigeon eyed bird stayed far too long, then still managed to pull the rug out from under me
Prioritized the girl she’d just met over me —
Then there’s the cocker spaniel wannabe who turned out to be nothing but a man’s worst enemy
The kind that snuggles up close only to run away when it’s no longer fun and easy
Took my body out in a hearse, thinking i was gone
I rose back from the dead
Conquered those who attempted to smite me
Razed the doubts they planted in my mind to the ground
The most significant one of them all is about to come back,
Falling at my feet, begging for forgiveness with his tail between his legs
After realizing the weight of everything: he and his misguided cowardly choices cut me to the bone;
So deep it reached and hollowed out my marrow
Dumping my body in a wheel barrow
Propelling me to seek out the opinions of every eligible adult before i do or say anything, lest it send me to an early grave again.
All this rising from the ashes is getting to me
I’m ready to just be, spread my big eagle-like wings and fly
Goodbye—
Goodbye to all that does not serve me
All the small-minded foes who never rose to the occasion, even when it was dire
Leaving me to grow so tall I wobbled and took some others down with me
Treebeard is teaching me
Teaching me to trust my own roots and leave the rest when I fly the nest
Wobbly legs are far greater than clipped wings
I refuse to clip my own wings with the fears running through my mind
Threatening to take away my love doesn’t do it anymore
I know the Universe has so much more in store—perfect license plates and strokes of unbelievable luck…
Worlds of wonders at my feet await


Wow! That is power and vivid imagery. Keep on quitting what doesn’t love and serve you to your center.
Great work, never quit