The Truth That Remains When Words Are Gone
The cursor blinks at the end of a paragraph you know you will never send. You typed the whole truth — the real reason you walked away, the quiet ache behind the door closing — and then you stopped.
Because you saw it clearly: they do not want to understand. They only want to be right.
So you highlight the text. You hit delete.
The screen goes blank, and the silence rushes back in. But notice what remains when the words are gone.
The light that witnessed your honesty is still there, unmoved by their refusal to see. You do not need their verdict to know who you are.
The truth you wrote was for you, not for them. And that truth stands, even in the empty box.
Drawing from
John 8:10-11, Gospel of Thomas 70
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