There's no need to contort yourself into the architecture of a man to be sovereign
There's no need to contort yourself into the architecture of a man to be sovereign,
You don't have to reverberate his thunder to be heard by those who ignore your whisper,
Power is not a costume to be worn in his rhythm, with his callouses and conquests,
Let them measure strength through imitation, you, you were born to redefine it in your own way.
Let them chase symmetry, you, you were born to choose, not to prove,
Not every battle requires armor, not every triumph demands that you move like him, speak like him, burn like him,
Wear elegance as a hidden weapon, choose tenderness without shame,
Forge your revolution in your own dialect, be it of velvet or venom, as you wish.
Equality was never about becoming like him,
But about the divine right to be wholly, fiercely, without regrets,
You, in all your glory, in all your complexity,
You, born to write new definitions of freedom,
To embrace the power that springs from vulnerability,
To be yourself, without compromise, without masks, without losing yourself in the shadows of others.
Therefore, do not bow under the weight of expectations,
But lift your crown with pride,
Be the storm and the calm,
Be you, in every breath, in every step, in every dream.
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Dan Enache
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