Set The Dark On Fire 

You were meant to set the dark on fire 

You were meant to be a shining light in the darkness 

Instead, you’ve shrunken yourself to fit in someone else’s box 

You have cut off pieces of yourself you loved to fit someone else’s idea  

Of what and who you should be 

Whether for love or acceptance you have given away parts of yourself to be what someone else wanted from you 

The sun doesn’t ask permission to shine 

The moon doesn’t require permission to light up the dark 

And neither should you 

Set the dark on fire be your authentic self 

Others opinions be damned 

Be the you, you were always meant to be 

Before life told you to be another way 

Write as your soul sings and cries 

Stop dimming yourself and making yourself less to make others comfortable  

In their own shallow dimensions 

Set fire to the dark and rise from the ashes like a phoenix