The Dawn Does Not Ask You To Be Steady
The sun is up, but your mind is still stuck in that split second where you forced the smile. You are certain everyone saw the tremor in your hands, the sheer effort it took to look calm.
But the light that rises now does not scan your face for cracks. It sees the kingdom inside you, hidden beneath the performance you feel you failed to pull off.
You have been looking for approval in the eyes of others, when the truth has been living within you all along. Go home to your own heart, where no one noticed the shake because they were too busy fighting their own battles.
The dawn is not asking you to be steady; it is simply asking you to be here.
Drawing from
Gospel of Thomas, Mark
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