You Were Never "Too Much"

Never too much.

Darling,

You were never too much.

You were only too big and bold to those who couldn't see their own light.

Your cup overflowed in ways the parch couldn't understand.

Your tea too sweet for those who only knew to be sour.

You were never too much.

Your boisterous laugh fills lonely rooms.

Your charisma turned strangers into friends.

Friends who become lovers.

Lovers who become family.

The clothes you wear showcase the beauty of your individuality,

Highlighting all of the colors and textures of this world,

Reminding us that there's more to life than black,

Brown,

Gray,

And white.

You were never too much.

Told you were too smart for your own good,

But was that true?

Or has education been considered dangerous?

Ignorance is easy.

Ignorance is safe.

Ignorance can be controlled.

That's why they call it bliss.

You were never too much.

I pray you embrace your gifts.

Get a little louder.

Dress a little bolder.

Show a little more shoulder.

Live your life as to honor the little one within,

That inner child who always knew what was right for you,

Before the world tried to shut you down and make you conform.

It's so uncomfortable being normal,

Because what does that even mean?

Ask a hundred people and you'll get a hundred different answers.

Eventually,

You learn that it's all about perception,

And the way we choose to express it.

We each have a wonderful and beautiful mind.

And sometimes,

Through no fault of our own,

They become caged.

So,

Honey,

I ask you to set yourself free.

You were never too much.

You were and are exactly who you're meant to be.

There are people who cherish you.

People who are inspired by you.

People who need you and people who will welcome you.

There is an inner being inside of you,

Depending on you.

And there is a future self,

Asking you,

Begging you,

To listen.

Applauding you for just being you and praying that you continue to do so.

Because the choices you make today,

Impact who you become in the future.

So,

Darling,

You were always just right.

Imagine what it would feel like to expand yourself.

To stop hiding and shrinking your gorgeous personality.