Yes, yes you do (Everything’s Fine)
I cut my bangs
and untethered myself
from the belief
that I need
someone
Do I need
Someone?
Let’s float
For a while
because
no one needs
that type of pressure
(Is this floating?)
You missed a spot.
Everything’s
F
I
N
E.
Okay?
Stop asking.
Didn’t you see
my power?
I fucking nailed this.
I don’t need her.
Don’t need
A tethering
Yanking me back
from the great float away
to some rote task
And a massive array
Of thumbs up
Validate
Validate
Validate
I think I’ll grow it out
Now
I’ve decided
Everything
Everything’s
okay.
Am I right?
Poem: © 2023 Ashley Wolpert Miller
Photo credit: © vejaa / Adobe Stock
