I don’t ask for space. I take it.
I walk into rooms with my head high - not because I know all the answers, but because I know my voice matters.
I don’t shrink to fit comfort.
Not in tone, not in clothes, not in ambition.
My presence is not an apology.
My strength is not a threat, unless you fear change.
I don’t wait to be chosen.
I lead. I speak. I claim credit where it’s earned.
I don’t smile to soften the truth. I deliver it, clearly, and let it land.
I don’t work twice as hard to prove I belong. I work with precision to build what others can't even see yet.
I am not the exception. I am the evolution.
I listen. I read between words. I lead with instinct and insight.
I see dynamics you miss. I hold silence like a sword.
I know when to speak and when to let the silence do the cutting.
I will be labeled - bossy, intimidating, emotional, ambitious.
Let them call me names. I’m not here for comfort.
I’m here for impact.
I don't walk alone.
I raise others with me. I name names in rooms of power.
I am ally, mentor, co-conspirator.
And if you think you can box me in, you should’ve built a bigger box.
I’m not just surviving the system. I’m rewriting it.
I don’t just belong here. I am the future of this room.
Watch me.

The pretense of youthful ignorance prepaid her attractiveness for
ohh... so many reasons and times.
(wannabe predators salivate)

She knew her allure
but not if it is truly real.

At least she did realize (thank you Damion) that when the attraction fades out,
so will she...

When it comes to intelligence,
maybe it doesn't really matter if it is human born or human made, as long as it is humane.

If,
you cannot stave the storm.
Be the storm.

The breaking dawn of the new year
came with shortness of breath.
Heartstuttering chaos
built and reinforced by yesteryear.
The vigile do not fall asleep - do not fall asleep.
Don't die on my watch.