The purging of the Lion’s Gate portal gave me clarity

I felt the shift

As if I could see it clearly

Since the fog faded away,

The heart stretched it's roots

And I had no choice but to strip away

The fake version of myself,

The one who performed to fit in,

The one who couldn't quite fully express herself

But I see what my soul wanted all along,

Truth

Without succumbing to the judgements

Of a world built on suppression

The relief felt like a calm fire

That never burns out

I purged the stagnant energy

That kept me stuck

In a validation loop

But my heart knows it's rebellious side

The side of me

That refuses to wear masks,

Or force something that doesn't feel right,

Or wear clothes that feel like static

That's not me

And it never was me