Do not apologize
Do not apologize for the dreams you have forgotten
For the life you were unable to live after it was begotten
Do not apologize for the body you were forced to inhabit
For the physical deformations that arrived, uninvited
Do not apologize for the darkness you carry inside
For the candle that has been extinguished too many times
Do not apologize for the moments you are triggered
For the demons you were forced to swallow before you knew their meaning
Do not apologize for running naked along the shore
For the extra skin that pulls you back and makes you unable to soar
Do not apologize for laughing until tears roll down your cheek
For the shame you are masking that begs you to remain weak
Do not apologize for opening your mouth when life was unjust
For when the bastards won and you were left vulnerable and ready to combust
Do not apologize for breaking the crystal ball of silence
For the person you unvailed after too many years of disbalance
You have apologized for being yourself too often, for too long.
So apologize to those you have hurt and for words that shouldn’t have been spoken.
But erase all of those apologizes for just being broken.
Margaret, I’ve been sitting with this since lunchtime, waiting for a moment when I could be at my keyboard and give it the attention it deserves.
There’s something extraordinarily powerful here, especially knowing this isn’t your usual mode of writing.
It reads less like a poem and more like a long-withheld permission finally spoken out loud.
Line after line releases another kind of inherited apology — for the body, for survival, for speaking, for not being smaller than pain demanded.
What makes it beautiful isn’t ornament or technique, but the steadiness of the voice.
Nothing is asking to be forgiven here anymore.
It feels earned, honest, and quietly liberating — the kind of piece that doesn’t shout, but changes how you stand after reading it.
Beautifully powerful and raw.
Thank you for sharing and looking forward to more 😊
Powerful AF