“Courage is not being hard
It's time to peel back all of the layers
You put between who you're meant to be
And you who are
And go be who you are
So much disappointment to finally understand
That there is no such thing as perfect
Were all simply doing the best that we can
And we have a choice to live or truly be alive
This is your life
Child its time to break the shell
Life's gonna hurt but its meant to be felt
You cannot touch the sky from inside yourself
You cannot fly until it breaks the shell” -India.arie

Title: Break the shell, 19x13in, ink on paper, 2018