Title: I Include Myself in the Circle of Love

In the quiet shadows where doubt used to dwell,
I rise, a phoenix, breaking free from my shell.
Love leaves nobody out—no distant star,
No broken heart, no jagged scar.

Once, I stood at the edge, a hesitant throng,
Wrestling with whispers, the echoes of wrong.
But every reason that held me in chains,
Now fuels a fire where self-acceptance reigns.

I gather my pieces, each fragment of pain,
Weaving them gently, a tapestry’s gain.
For the heart that once faltered, now beats with a roar,
In...