I do what I want
Because I trust me
To do right by me
I do what I want
Because I’ve healed myself enough
To know
That I’m only dangerous/in danger
When I’m doing
What I’m told
I do what I want
Because nobody else
Knows
What they’re doing
Any more
Than I do
I do what I want
Because I’m the one inside
This body
I’m the one in this place
At this moment
I’m the one with these passions and
Gifts and ideas and aches and longings
I do what I want
Because I’m the one with these
Wounds these scars these memories
These needs these sensitivities
These superpowers
I do what I want
Because I’m the one
I’m the one
To do right by me
So I will do
What I want
Jaclyn Edds Konczal | February 2022