She Said Yes

I said yes to the silence I needed.

Yes to the mirror,

even on the days it shook.

Yes to my softness,

even when the world called it weakness.

I said,

yes to joy,

without earning it.

Yes to leaving the room, the table, and the past

when it no longer fed me.

I said yes,

to taking up space without apology.

Yes to the dreams that still wait for me.

I said yes,

to the woman I’m becoming,

even before she arrives.