POETRY: The Sendoff

If today is the day you decide to break through
whatever it is that’s been
Holding you back—

If today is the day you decide you’ll
no longer be small, and quiet,
and obedient, and watchful—

If today is the day you decide to
fill your own shoes, be your own hero,
and march outside into the scary unknown—

Before you go,
I want you to know:
I think you are so
Fucking brave.