Let the Mask Drop Now
The laugh was real until it wasn't. For a split second, the mask slipped and the truth leaked out—a raw, jagged complaint that you tried to swallow back down with a smile.
Now the silence feels heavy, like everyone heard the crack in your voice. But the light does not need your performance to be complete.
It saw the complaint and it did not flinch. You came from the light, the place where light generates itself, and that origin cannot be stained by a moment of honest exhaustion.
The mask is heavy because it was never meant to be worn this long. Let it drop.
The truth you tried to hide is the very thing that makes you visible to the one who knows you best.
Drawing from
Gospel of Thomas, John
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