It's okay, let go- April 22,2020

found this poem in a forgotten word docuemnt from spring of last year. 

It's okay to let go,

Of who you were taught to be

A bright-eyed, vibrant girl,

Who worked hard to live up to what they wanted to see

 

It's okay to let go

Of the fear of living a perfect life

For the attempts will stifle and strangle

And be ridden with shame and strife.

 

It's okay to let go

Of who you thought you should be

Bearing the weight of expectations

And never liking what you see

 

It's okay to let go

Of pretense and platitudes you speak

The ones that threaten in the darkness

Shaming you for not living what you seek

 

It's okay to let go

Of the words spoken over you

Ones that shaped you out of fear

Of what you could become

Are not the voice you now can hear

 

It's okay to let go

And to discover with eyes anew

Listening to the One who created and formed

The applauded and beautiful you.

 

It's okay to let go

And hear what He has to say

Clearing away the lies that bound you

Calling you to a new way.

 

It is in the letting go,

that you become okay

Trusting that the God who made you

Will help you hear what He’s going to say

 

You are loved and you are okay

Because He makes you new

Not through fear or intimidation

But by walking alongside you

 

It’s okay, let go

He’s guiding you to who you’ll be

A bright-eyed and vibrant woman

No longer fearful; and living free.