Allow Yourself

Give yourself the softer chair,

the slower morning, unbrushed hair.

Let coffee linger, dreams run wide,

unlearn the need to always hide.

Take up space without a plea,

rest without apology.

Wear the color, speak the thought,

you are not too much—you’re not.

Leave one task undone today,

choose your joy in small, kind ways.

Growth isn’t loud; it often starts

with quiet yeses in your heart.

So grant yourself what you would give

to those you love: permission to live.