Today I Turn 30

Today, I turn 30

and I feel the fire in my soul rise higher.

No longer chasing who I “should” be,

I’m standing proudly in who I am.

I’ve been broken, rebuilt,

laughed till I cried,

and learned that strength

isn’t always loud

it’s steady inside.

I’m electric, I’m bold,

a little wild, a little gold,

a story still unfolding

with a spark that can’t be sold.

The girl I was got me here

every mistake, every cheer,

every tear that taught me grace,

every scar that shaped my face.

I don’t need permission to shine anymore.

I am the celebration,

the confetti, the roar,

the soft sigh of peace I’ve waited for.

So here’s to me

to my magic, my heart,

to the woman I’ve become,

and the one still chasing stars.

Thirty looks good on me

not because it’s perfect,

but because it’s real.