permission

despite what you might have been told when you rolled out of the womb,
you need not ask
permission
to live.

despite those around you that tell you that if you don’t submit to their demands,
you need not ask
permission
to live.

despite the threats that come with the assertion of your freedom in the face of oppression,
you need not ask
permission
to live.

despite all the supposed consequences that are said by many to come to you if you live without the permission of
anyone,
you need not ask or
let it keep you up at
night.

don’t bother wasting your attention,
deliberating whatsoever these commands made upon your
person,
for you owe nothing to anyone
or
anything
who would even
attempt
to make you ask
permission
to live.