the terrifying silence of the house after the performance ends, where the fear that your partner will finally see the empty space inside you keeps you from turning the key in the door

Light Enters Before You Are Full

The house is quiet now, and the silence feels like an accusation against the mask you wore all day. You stand at the door, terrified that turning the key will reveal the empty space inside you to the one who loves you.

But dawn is already breaking, and the light does not wait for you to be full before it enters. The rising sun comes from heaven to shine on those living in darkness, guiding your feet into the path of peace.

You do not have to manufacture a self to be loved; the light sees behind the performance and calls it home. The morning is not a test of your wholeness, but a gift of new beginning.

Drawing from

Luke, Matthew

Verses

Luke 1:78-79, Matthew 6:34

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