it's okay.

i have often neglected
to tell myself that
it is okay
to feel lost.

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it is okay to feel behind.
untalented. insufficient.
unremarkable. in need of permission.

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like a ship with tattered sails
or a captain with vague navigation skills
and a loose steering wheel.

it is okay to feel these things.

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it’s just not okay to believe them.

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