Spare me the Halo

 

I don’t need the pedestal

I don’t ask to be worshipped

I don’t need the glory of sacrifices

I refuse to be martyr

Don’t crown me with the

Tiara of unrealistic expectations

Spare me the Halo

I can shine on my own

I shouldn’t have to seek permission

I shouldn’t have to battle

I shouldn’t have to beg

To be Just me-

A living, Breathing, Thinking,

PERSON