replaying the exact second your voice cracked in front of them, over and over, while pretending to listen to their small talk

The Crack Where the Light Got In

The room is loud, but your mind is stuck on one second—the exact moment your voice cracked and the mask slipped. You are nodding at their small talk, but inside, you are replaying the stumble, convinced everyone saw the fracture.

The light does not require your performance to be whole. It saw the crack, and it did not turn away.

There is a truth inside you that exists before the stumble and after it, untouched by the opinion of the room. You do not have to fix the memory to be held by the light.

The crack was not the end of your story; it was the place where the light got in.

Drawing from

John 8:10-11, Gospel of Thomas 77

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