the specific terror of hearing your name called from another room and holding your breath until the footsteps fade away

The Light That Waits In The Doorway

The afternoon stretches long, a quiet hallway where the only sound is your own holding of breath. You freeze when your name is called from another room, waiting for the footsteps to fade before you dare to move again.

This is the middle of the day, where the mask feels heaviest and the terror of being found keeps you small. But listen — the light does not walk away when you hide.

It stands in the doorway, not to drag you out, but to say: I know you are there, and I am not leaving. The darkness has not overcome it.

You do not have to come out perfect. You just have to stop hiding from the one who already sees you.

Drawing from

John, Gospel of Thomas

Verses

John 1:5, Thomas 5

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