I DESERVE TO LIVE AND NOT JUST SURVIVE
I DESERVE TO LIVE AND NOT DIE
I WAS BORN TO DO MUCH MORE THAN STAY BLACK AND DIE
I WAS CREATED FOR MUCH MORE THAN TO PAY TAXES AND DIE
I deserve to live
I deserve to live
I deserve to live
To live and not die
for struggle cannot last always.
Hell is not forevermore.
I come to a re-memory
or rather a
remembrance
that I can transmute
my own pain and sorrow.
I am my own alchemist.
I didn’t beat trauma’s ass
to not deserve or enjoy
this current period
this current moment.
I deserve and I am worthy
of all things
even when I feel
tender or broken.
I am still both
soft and strong.
I am still worthy
I deserve to live and not
just survive even as I
repair and regenerate.
I deserve it all:
The good food
good friendships
good partnerships
good sex
good pleasures
good health
good money
good love
good juju
good spirituality
To be at ease
To be comfortable
In my space and in my spirit.
I am an alchemist.
I have the ability
to change that which
that was meant
originally for bad
To gOOd.
I deserve to live and not die
not on account of
where I have been
through or where
I am headed
but because of my
inherent worth and goodness
and because I said so and I believe it
So it is.
A remembrance to live again
And live fully.
It is okay to enjoy yourself.
Savor the moment.
Loveyoself 