The Light Knows You Without The Mask
The afternoon sun is high, and the mask feels heavy on your face. You are afraid that if you stop performing, the people who love the act will walk away from the real you.
But the light does not need your costume to see you. It knows where you are hiding even in plain sight.
There was a woman who washed feet with her tears, and the one who saw her said simply: go in peace. You do not have to earn the right to be known.
You came from the light, and the light does not fall in love with a disguise. Let the mask slip.
The ones who stay when you stop pretending are the ones who were meant to find you.
Drawing from
Gospel of Thomas, Luke
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