I promise to let myself love
deeply, fiercely, without apology.
To let love spill over the edges
and soak through the cracks.

I will not withhold it
to make others comfortable,
nor shrink it
to fit their story of who I should be.

I will let it ignite discomfort
not out of rebellion,
but because the truth
always burns before it sets us free.

My love will be a spacious flame
not consuming, not clinging,
but radiant and liberating,
a signal fire for the weary and the wild.

I will speak love in my truths.
Breathe love in my silence.
Proclaim love in the way I touch the world.

I will be home to myself
not as a fortress,
but as a lantern left lit
for others finding their way
on the long and winding road.

I promise to stay.
With me.
For me.
A woman in love with the world
who is learning to let it love me back.

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