15/11/2023
Dear you
By Veronica Mkwapata
Dear you
Have you met you
I mean the you that's not buried
Buried by other people's opinions
The one tattooed by their expectations of you
The you that's not branded by their words
Have you met you
The one with boundaries
The one that never deleted No from their vocabulary
The you that created your own dictionary
I mean the you that is visionary
Have you met you
The you that is authentically beautiful
Not defined by magazines and hashtags
I mean hashtag you're exceptionally You
The you that stands her ground
That has given her voice a sound
Have you met you
Cause I would like to introduce you to YOU
Dear you
Gone is the you
That is defined by other people's voices
The you that loved others more that yourself
Dear YOU
I am glad I met you
