Last Updated on 7 October 2025 by Kim Hutchinson
I wrote the following poem to explore the slow work of unlearning stories that hide your real self. Finding Your Truth looks beneath cultural myths and well-meaning pressures to reclaim inner magic, offering reflections and practical prompts to begin that return.
Finding Your Truth Poem
The hardest of tasks
To truly know the real you
Beneath all the myths
What is easier
Walk away from history
Or to play the game?
You are magical
Until your spirit’s broken
By the well-meaning
They disguise their fear
In their made up histories
Plastic wrapped spirit
Fear fears difference
Though each of us is the same
And yet we are not
Distraction at work
But your magic runs deeper
Find your faith within
Adding to the All
We as individuals
That’s our purpose
Good luck unlearning
That you may find your true self
Creation enhanced
Finding Your Truth Reflection
Start small: identify one story that shapes a daily choice (I’m not creative, I must always please, I’m not enough). Journal for five minutes about where that story began and what it asks of you now. Then pick one tiny counter-action for a week e.g. say an unpracticed “no,” a minute of unshared silence, or a small creative risk. Track what shifts in your body, mood, or relationships.
The poem points to two dangers: well-meaning others who enforce roles, and distraction that keeps you from inner work. Respond to both with boundaries and rituals. A boundary might be a single sentence you use when old narratives surface; a ritual could be a nightly two-breath check-in to ask, “What felt true to me today?”
Reclaiming your magic also means community. Share one line from this poem that landed for you, or a small unlearning you’re trying. Naming aloud weakens shame and invites alignment. Over time, those small acts accumulate: pieces glued back together with love, and a life that looks more like your unedited self.
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