Let Go

I know what it is in life I need
And I'll make life of these dreams I feed
I spent a long time building this
   A fortress inside
   But I rarely hide
   Anymore anyway
   Life's too short to live that way...

This is who I am, who I'll always be
Everything you see and more, this is me
I spent a long time learning to embrace
   Myself from the inside out
   To embrace hope and let go doubt
   Getting older scared me
   Until I let go and let it be...

I let go the pain, the sorrow, the apathy
So I could fully allow myself to be free
Free to be happy and whole and womanly
And I have come to believe it is far better to be a woman than a girl.

(written: 4 December 2010 & 6 December 2010)