QUOTE THAT INSPIRED THIS PAINTING:

"Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life." – Naeem Callaway

MY POEM FOR THIS PAINTING:

She no longer fit
inside the life she had built.
The roles,
the expectations,
the careful scripts —
they all felt too small now.

So she began to loosen her hold,
letting go of what no longer served her,
even if it once felt safe.

The green silk draped across her shoulder
reminded her of grace,
of sensuality,
of a woman who knows her worth.

And the daisies —
unpretentious, honest —
whispered that beauty
was never about perfection,
but about truth.

She turned toward that truth,
softly, but completely.
Because courage doesn’t always shout —
sometimes it’s simply
the moment she chooses
to step into who she really is.