They taught me how to question things
That never needed proof—
Like whether I was “too much,”
Or simply speaking truth.
They left their shadows in my mind,
Like ghosts that overstayed,
So now I burn the doubts they left
And watch them all decay.
I rinse my heart with softer words,
I scrub my soul of fear,
I mute the noise of “not enough”
That whispers in my ear.
I toss the doubts into the sea,
Let waves wash over shame,
I take my power back today
And say myself by name.
No longer do I shrink or fold,
No dimming of my light,
I rise like dawn—uncharted, bold,
A phoenix dressed in white.
I detox every jagged thought
That carved me from within,
And welcome home the parts of me
They never let begin.
So here’s to love that doesn’t bruise,
Or make you feel confined—
And here’s to washing off the doubt
They tattooed on your mind.
I choose my peace. I choose my breath.
I choose a softer kind—
Of life, of love, of sacred worth—
Detoxing doubt they left behind.
