Dear You Who Dimmed Her Light,
#SilencedDreams #ShrinkToFit #ForgottenAspirations
You once dreamed so boldly—43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfKy7cGALb
of stages, of stories,43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6V1W133iZK
of passions you didn't even know how to explain yet.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxThxDh4xwu
You dreamed with wonder.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8V5jR3FBOo
But you learned too early that dreaming made others uncomfortable.
They called you too much.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmaBhSo8C7
Too loud. Too ambitious. Too different.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpaF4PPy6g
And instead of cheering for you,43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNpKL7Fyuv
they asked you to tone it down,43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3717GZ0UQ
to choose what was practical,43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucAPNG7Wxm
to fit the mold they found acceptable.
So you folded your dreams into tight corners.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOcBfj2arV
You made yourself smaller—43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohqaddVc6B
not because you lacked talent,43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qgHCg7SDa
but because you were afraid to inconvenience others with your light.
You let them rewrite your path43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqpVf7zbYx
while convincing yourself it was okay...43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJCuI0WdAZ
that being acceptable was enough.
But it wasn't.
And it's not too late to say:43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRybtEvVKwr
You deserved better.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOVk5lbmIZ
You deserved space to want more,43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOwBFRuZvf
to dream loudly,43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyjOhYhCKX
to fail bravely,43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLIMlSGFR3s
to choose your own direction—even if no one understood it.
The people who truly love you43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡloMHRL8Eq0
will never ask you to shrink.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mMulLlGKw
And the dreams you buried?43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzI50WlXbT9
They are still there,43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0Za6AxII3
breathing quietly under the soil of sacrifice,43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoWXc6wrewW
waiting—just waiting—for your permission to bloom again.
Give it now.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡST2008PtB3
No one's comfort is more important than your calling.
—From the version of you who is done apologizing for existing fully
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