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<p>I've officially been with myself for over two decades now ( I've wanted to be able to say that one for a while 😜)</p><p>I have a message, for a little girl who grew up beating boys and feeling isolated from her fellow girls</p><p>Who grew up loving the colour pink until life threw black paint over it </p><p>Who crushed her own dreams and aspirations because of the haunting voices screaming failure</p><p>Who chose to absorb the pain of others with no outlet for hers</p><p>The girl who found peace in silence because her only other options were chaos and violence </p><p>Who got a devastating diagnosis and swore never to lose her spark</p><p>Who has given so much of herself that even her bones seem like feathers</p><p>Who somehow carries deep trauma and makes it seem like Santa's bag</p><p>Who refused to allow fear and desperation to quench her fire for success</p><p>Who has wept ugly tears and screamed prayers and five minutes later given a powerful presentation </p><p>Who has survived years of being warned to "dress better" because her young body was "provocative"</p><p>Who has experienced every possible form of assault and harassment and somehow keeps pushing forward </p><p>Who has been judged by her curves in rooms where she sought understanding </p><p>Who lost faith in humanity because the world is cruel</p><p>Who dreaded being an adult because the only thing she was promised was a flock of men shamelessly lusting after her </p><p>Who got her promise with no tools to fight back or hold her own</p><p>Who discovered that even protecting her own peace came with lifelong costs </p><p>Who surrounded herself with books and music until she began to drown </p><p>Who has barely made it alive to shore but is still haunted by the waves behind threatening to bring her down</p><p>Who has made it her life's mission to create happiness for herself and others </p><p>Who is growing into this stranger that her little self cannot recognise </p><p>The road ahead is still blurry and uncertain in some ways, but after twenty years, I'll tell you this </p><p>Life did get rougher love </p><p>The road only got bumpier</p><p>The hurdles grew in size and strength </p><p>People didn't become any less stupid</p><p>But you found your crew</p><p>You crossed every road</p><p>You overcame your fears</p><p>You didn't get less sick</p><p>You became a nurse</p><p>You forgave yourself </p><p>And grace found you, carried you, and is now leading you to your victory.</p><p>Happy birthday, Favour </p>
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By Favyyy
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I wrote this for the girl I used to be. Thankfully, she survived long enough to become me

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