Goodbye to the version of me that stayed small to...

Goodbye to the version of me that stayed small to make others comfortable. You've been suffocating me. For years, I dimmed my light. Apologized for my success. Made myself less impressive. Less threatening. I told myself it was humility. It was kindness. It was consideration. But it was self-betrayal. I'm done shrinking. Done apologizing for taking up space. Done making myself palatable. This is me at full brightness. If that's too much for people, they can look away.