You Are Known Before You Walk Inside
The engine stops, but the silence stays. You sit there, gripping the wheel, knowing you have to walk inside and pretend you didn't just cry.
The mask is heavy, and the afternoon demands you wear it well. But the light does not need your performance to be present.
It is already in the passenger seat, waiting for you to turn the key. You do not have to dry your face to be held.
The One who sees what is hidden knows exactly how much it costs to stand up. Walk in anyway.
Not because you are fixed, but because you are known.
Drawing from
Matthew, Gospel of Thomas
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