The Dawn Does Not Ask You To Hide
The sun is up, but the shadow of that glance still hangs over you. You felt their eyes drift, and your voice died in your throat, waiting for the disgust you are sure is coming.
But the light that rose this morning does not scan you for flaws to reject. It sees you without the filter of shame.
There is a light within you that lights up the whole world, and it does not curdle when looked at. You came from the light, and that is where you belong—not in the flinch, but in the open.
The dawn is not asking you to hide; it is asking you to stand still and let it prove that you are safe.
Drawing from
Gospel of Thomas, Gospel of Thomas
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