You Do Not Have to Be Perfect
The house is quiet now, and the shadows are long enough to hide the things you fear most. You are waiting for the moment your partner looks closely enough to see the rot you believe defines you, and finally walks away.
But listen — the light that lives inside you is not a mask you wear to fool them. It is the very thing that makes you known.
There is a love that sees every hidden fracture, every secret shame, and chooses to stay anyway. You do not have to be perfect to be held.
You only have to be present. The darkness has not overcome it.
Drawing from
1 John, Luke
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