there is a person i aspire to be 

she is free 

she is free to be who she wants 

she is liberated 

she is liberated from her past programming 

she is wild 

she is wild amongst the tame 

she is herself 

she is goofy, silly, loud, loving, caring, quirky, and always smiling 

she is love 

she loves everything and anything, easily pleased, and always amused 

this is who i am

she is me 

one too many times she let fear get in the way 

she let opinions hold her back

she let others disappointments weigh her down

she gave way to her demons 

she let her demons cast shadows over her light 

she let her demons build fear in her head 

she let her demons mother survival mode, giving birth to layers of unknown persons inside of her

but she took a step back 

and loved herself through those layers

she burned through these masks with love

she casted light upon these shadows and they began to wither away

she casted the demons away with this new, deep love she had for herself 

with this love, they wouldn’t stand a chance