24 Reasons Why
In less than 24 hours , It will be safe to say I’ve survived for 24 years . .
24 trying years .
With more fears than I can count & none that I can see .
Survival has always been key .
24 .
It rings bells .
It’s that awkward age where you no longer can use ignorance as a bliss , but not quite old enough to know that yet .
24 .
Oh , 24 . Please be good to me .
I’m not asking . I’m demanding . Politely .
Be merciful , be gracious . .
I’ve survived for so long . & I’m not even half way there yet .
Or am I ? Who’s to say ?
In reality we all could die today .
But then I’d never see 24 & this whole post would be in vain ..
So I’ll ask again .
24 . . Please be good to me .
Forget 13 reasons why .
I’ve got 24 . 24 reasons why I know this is my season .
24 reasons why I know I’m still breathing .
24 reasons why I’m just trying to be a beacon . .
Of light —
Lord knows I’ve got 24 more reasons not to be right
I’ve been sharing space with my demons .
That ends today . I now cast you away .
I thought we could coexist , live in harmony with no contradiction .
But you see that light there ? At the end of that tunnel ?
That’s where I want to be .
& with that there , there’s no more room for you & me .
Today , I declare :
No more anxiety . . No more getting tired of ME .
No more depression , emotions are not weapons .
No more procrastination , now or later , the task never changes .
No more self doubt, I always figure it out .
No more seeking of approval , I am who I am , I don’t need you to understand
No more undefined goals , shoot for the moon , land on the moon .
No more shifting the blame , if you allow anyone to get you off your shit , YOU allowed that . You’re to blame.
No more Neglecting my health , remember it’s all about preservation of self .
No more feeding my distractions , everything doesn’t warrant a reaction.
No more perfectionism . You’re not perfect . Period. Get over it .
No more focusing on things that I can’t or won’t change. Put up or shut up. It just makes sense .
No more looking for excuses to be antisocial . You’re a social butterfly 🦋, flap them wings .
No more doing work that you don’t love . You’re wasting your time .
No more breaks just because you get tired . Strength comes from perseverance & consistency. You know that , act like it .
No more running away from your weaknesses. That only makes you weaker .
No more accepting a fate that you had no say so in . This is your life . You are not a statistic. You run this .
No more giving up . You never know just how close you are to your goals until you’re there . Imagine if you’re only half a mile away .
No more carrying the weight of others who have no intentions of lightening the load . You have enough shit of your own .
No more rejecting help when it’s offered . That’s the equivalent of praying for food during a famine & then telling the stranger you’re fine when they offer to buy you a meal .
No more turning your back on your divinity . You’re a fucking goddess 🧖🏽♀️
No more trying to control & make sense of everything in your life . You can’t . That’s the beauty of it .
No more striving for balance . It doesn’t exist . The world would just have to stand still forever to achieve such balance . It doesn’t . Not for a second .
No more holding onto the past & future . You can’t be in control of your present if your focused on the latter .
No more waiting until birthdays to make a change . 100 birthdays aren’t promised , but one death is . There’s no greater time than now . 💕🙏🏽
The Sagacious Sag