You Are Not a Burden to Carry
The house is quiet now, and the silence feels like a countdown. You watch them sleep, wondering how long their kindness can last before they realize you are too much work.
Before the pity runs out. But listen — the light inside you is not a debt they are paying off.
It is a fire that was cast upon the world, and it is being guarded until it blazes. You are not a burden to be carried; you are a drop from the light, sent here to illuminate the very room you are afraid to occupy.
The love you receive is not a loan with a due date. It is a recognition of the origin you share.
Stop waiting for the eviction notice. The light does not grow tired of shining.
Drawing from
Gospel of Thomas, Sophia of Jesus Christ, John
Verses
Sophia of Jesus Christ 93:5-8
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