Inspiration from Andrea Gibson: A Poetic Tribute to Self-Expression

Today, I learned that Andrea Gibson has passed away. And the poet in me was awaken. Before writing put food on our table, it put hope in my life. It put sanilty in my ever-chaotic childhood and teenagehood. Andrea's poems were among the things I clung to when life felt unbearable. Last week, I shared on multiple Slack and FB groups my struggle on posting and the feeling of not knowing who I'm doing it for and WTF is point... I received lots of amazing responses and I thought, let's make a poem that sums it all up. Before I forget, thanks so very much to everyone who responded to that post! Do it for you. For that little girl who was silenced Who was conditioned to make herself small and was made to believe her wants and needs, her dreams and desires, her freedom to tray and fail and explore didn't matter. Do it for the girl who was forced to believe in the illusion of perfection. For the ego not wanthing to be crushed, for the fear of being seen... Oh, dear self, go do it for you. Okay... Now, time for coffee. If you don't know Andrea Gibson, Google them. They're amazing.