what is the line that holds you back,

that invisible force that says things like,

“you cannot pass, you do not have what

it takes, not good enough for this path”?

 

who drew that line anyway,

and was it created with a voice of love

or a whisper that destroys,

that limits, that denies, that steals

away potential?

 

 

that line that is visible to your eyes

only, that thief of dreams,  

cashier of lies.

 

if you can identify this, then

perhaps you can evaluate

what is real

what is true

what must heal

what is your boundary by choice

 

and not one that inadvertently

limits you.

 

stride past lines like these

as if they never existed

at all

 

because you are not a visitor

but owner of this space.

 

Heather Pound 2023

Photo by George Evans on Unsplash