The Light Beneath the Mask
The mirror shows a face you barely recognize, a mask worn so long it feels like skin. You practiced the smile, the nod, the quiet 'I'm fine' that keeps the world at bay.
But the light does not need your performance to see you. It sees the exhaustion behind the eyes, the tremor in the hands you hide in your pockets.
You are not the role you play for the crowd. You are the quiet, unbreakable light underneath the costume.
The mask is heavy, but it is not who you are.
Drawing from
2 John, John
Verses
2 John 1:2, John 1:9
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