I Don’t Belong in Your Box

A free-verse poem

(Photo by Ava Sol on Unsplash)

Tried so hard to fit
in a conditional box-
to sit still, look pretty
but I’ll never be that girl
I’ll never fit in your box.

Wonder fills my mind
I’m still searching for my soul
and now it’s alright,
I allow myself to break free
quickly learning to love me.

You can keep your box.