affirmations

 

I don’t need to forgive my brother

I don’t need to get married

I don’t need to mediate

I don’t need your AI art

I don’t need to be addicted

to things I don’t need

I don’t need constant affirmation

I don’t need isolation

I don’t need friends that don’t play

I don’t need shampoo most days

I don’t need more dishes

or fridge items you forgot to eat

I don’t need the blinds closed

I don’t need to sing quieter

I don’t need shorter finger nails

or a back to scratch

I don’t need to practice languages

though I do

as I walk alone

in the daytime

in the evening 

I don’t need to be fluent

to ask for the love I deserve

I don’t need persimmons