Do You Feel the Call to Be You? Fully? Wholeheartedly?

Hi! These words are for you if you’ve ever felt silenced — or have pleased others above yourself — the purpose is to encourage us to be ourselves fully.

I wrote the poem below many moons ago, then tucked it away and forgot about it. When I discovered it, pretty recently, I cried. As I was aware I was still silencing myself.

I’ve since worked to overcome that.

Maybe you relate?

Do You Feel The Call?

I want to be free

Free to be me

To drop all of the reticence and simply be me

Do you feel the call

The call to be you?

To drop all of the masks worn and simply be you?

Speak truths out (with firm kindness)

Make choices that suit you

Let’s do this

Let’s be us

We are free to be now

✿

© Emma Rose 2025

You may have read the words differently to the interpretation I shared — as meanings we gain from words in poetry can vary for each of us.

If you’d like to let me know how the words speak to you, feel free to :)