Queen of My Castle

Queen of My Castle

I am

Am I

Responsible

Responsibility

Let them, let me—

Be queen of my own castle

You Can Be Responsible to Other People

(aka family, friends)

We—I—can

Care about them

Account for them

Make them matter

SHOUT LOVE LOVE LOVE

But we can’t be responsible for them

We can’t—

No matter how hard a mother tries

To take it

Be it

Hold it

Fight it

Take it away

Shield it

Hate it

We can’t

Make their choices

Find their happiness

Be their solutions

Become their supply

We can only be responsible for ourselves

Change or Acceptance

Two options in life—this is the choice

To change something

Or to

Accept it

Make peace with what is

Relentless is resistance

So don’t resist it

I choose to—

Not I have to

Emotional openness

Accept the is-ness

The is-what-it-is-ness

I walk beside

Not ahead

Not behind

I carry my own light

That shines bright

Not theirs

I love without rescuing

I stay without losing

This is my castle

This is my crown

This is my peace

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