Dear Mathilde

In addition to being yourself, they will expect you to be a good girl, grow into a good woman

As you will soon discover, there is no such thing as a good girl or a good woman

There is, however, such a thing as you. Such a thing is true, and forever is good

Practice your smile. You will need it. It will be your strength and your mask too

You must learn how to kick. How to punch. How to push

You must work twice as hard. You must be twice as smart

To be a woman is a full time job, for the half the pay. And even then, not always

You will discover your inner gangstar

You will learn to out-run, out-do. They will label you bad girl

You will learn to be un-moved

Invent your identity. Remember necessity is the mother, so as need be, change it

Your body is your home. Your throne. Adorn it

And remember this, in whatever form, in whatever shape you may be

In whatever version of reality you find yourself in

You are a queen. The feminine energy of all of creation

You are of life and you are life itself

Goddess