If I follow my heart
I will only break his
And I know firsthand how delicate of a thing hearts can be
But in my quest for freedom
I seem to have anchored myself
To a person, to a place
To a responsibility of not ripping someone apart
And in this battle within my mind
Is a constant volley of back and forths
Do’s or don’ts
Stay or go’s
But I owe it to myself to be true to how I’m feeling
To honor those feelings
And follow the yellow bricks as they lay out before me
To not stay behind simply because it is more comfortable here
Or take a knee so you can catch up
I owe it to myself to run free
Whether in open fields or gated communities
I owe it to myself to chase my heart
Down whichever winding path it decides to take me