The Light Is Deeper Than Your Silence
The night gathers, and with it comes the heavy silence of the words you practiced but never spoke. You rehearsed the apology in the safety of the shower, perfect and clean, but when the moment arrived, your throat closed and the words turned to dust.
You carry the weight of that unsaid thing like a stone in your pocket, convinced it defines you. But listen — the light does not demand a perfect performance to meet you in this dark.
You came from the light, the place where it generates itself, and that origin cannot be erased by a moment of fear. The one who sees you knows the difference between the person you tried to be and the person who froze.
Neither do I condemn you. Go now.
The night is deep, but the light inside you is deeper than your silence.
Drawing from
Gospel of Thomas, John
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