The Light Sees You Perfectly in the Dark
The mirror shows you practicing a face that isn't yours. You are rehearsing the lie because you are terrified that if they see the real you, they will walk away.
But the light does not need your performance to stay in the room. It was already there before you fixed your hair.
It was there when you were shaking. The truth you are hiding is the very thing the light is waiting to hold.
You do not have to be convincing to be loved. You only have to be honest enough to stop pretending.
The mask is heavy, and you have worn it long enough for one night. Put it down.
The light sees you perfectly in the dark, and it is not looking away.
Drawing from
John 8:32, Gospel of Thomas 70
Verses
John 8:32
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