the moment the front door clicks shut behind you and your face instantly drops into a blank, hollow stare before you've even reached the sidewalk

The Light Remains When The Mask Falls

The door clicks shut, and the mask you wore inside falls before you even reach the sidewalk. The performance ends, leaving a hollow stare where a face used to be.

This long middle of the day is the hardest part, where the routine feels like a quiet desperation. But the light is not something you put on with your coat; it is the thing that remains when the act is over.

There is light within a person of light, and it lights up the whole world. It does not need your smile to shine.

You do not have to hold the expression for the light to be real. The mask is for the street.

The light is for you.

Drawing from

Gospel of Thomas, John

Verses

Thomas 24, John 1:5

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