Poetry & Art

Too Much

by Rachel Overvoll • January 21, 2020

If I could give everything up for your love,
Would I?
Would I retreat into a smallness again,
So that you could feel large?
Would I stop pouring my soul onto paper,
So that you could feel comfortable?
Would I give away my fire,
So that you could feel powerful?

Should I end a great love journey with myself,
So that you can love me again?

As these questions run through my mind like a train on a circular track,
I remember.
Flowers do not apologize for their beauty.
For their growth.
For their transformation.
And they are loved.
Worshiped.
So why would I stay a seed?

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by Rachel Overvoll

Rachel is the author of the best-selling memoir, Finding Feminism which depicts her upbringing in fundamentalist Evangelical Christianity and how she broke free. Since leaving the church in her early twenties, Rachel graduated with a BS in Tourism Management from Indiana University. After college, she began a career in sales, enabling her to travel throughout the country. She has actively worked for women's rights, volunteering with various domestic and sexual violence organizations, including "Project PAVE" in Denver. Rachel has also facilitated conversations around religion, feminism, body positivity, and privilege in her community. Since leaving religion, Rachel has considered the open roads her church. She lives in Denver with her rescue dog, Daisy.

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