The Lie That Starves The Soul

The room is bright now, the sun is up, and you are standing there with a story on your lips that isn't true yet. You say you have won, but the war is still raging in the quiet of your chest.

The mask fits so well that even you are starting to believe the shape of it. But the light does not need your performance.

It saw the rooster crow and Peter weep before he ever stood up straight again. There is a saying that what you bring forth will save you, but what you do not bring forth will destroy you.

Hiding the struggle behind a fabricated victory is the very thing that starves the soul. You do not have to pretend to be whole to be held.

Speak the truth of where you are, even if it trembles. The lie keeps you alone; the honesty lets the light in.