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labels
refusing to fit into any kind of box
even the ones I fashion for myself
I am free to express
or to shut up
to be open or inhibited
to be exuberant or stifled
to be animated or quiet
who cares
I allow the oddities of my being
to show up in all its weird
and wonderful utterances
willing to raise eyebrows
at the risk of being misunderstood
limited by a language
that is but an approximation of meaning
often missing the context of inner experience and vulnerability
that frames my chosen expression
falling short of communicating its intention
here I am
loving the unfolding of being
and growing into my authentic self
forever curious what will emerge next