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It’s okay to feel broken and forsaken

in all this time it has taken

to escape and be free

and become what you’re meant to be.

It’s okay to feel a burning rage

even as you turn over the last page

of what you were and who you are

and your journey so far.

It’s okay to let out a tear

despite the pain that may disappear

so you can finally live in peace

and feel the pain cease.

Photo courtesy of Sammie Vasquez