The Love Remains When You Stop
The house is quiet now, and the mask feels heavy on your face. You are terrified that if you stop moving, stop proving, stop performing—the love you've collected will vanish into the dark.
But the light does not keep a ledger of your efforts. It does not love you for what you carry, but for who you are beneath the weight.
There is a truth living inside you that was there before the first performance began. What you look forward to has already come, but you do not recognize it because you are too busy holding up the sky.
The love is not a wage you earn by staying awake. It is the ground you stand on even when your knees give out.
You can stop now. The love remains.
Drawing from
Gospel of Thomas, John
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