The Dawn Needs No Explanation
The water is hot, and you are already rehearsing the speech. You practice the tone that says 'I'm fine' so your voice won't break when they ask why you said no.
You are building a wall of words before you have even dried your skin. But the morning light does not need an explanation.
It slips through the steam without asking for your reason. It touches the tile, the curtain, your shoulder — silent, unbothered by your defense.
You do not have to justify your boundaries to the dawn. The light rises simply because it is morning, not because you earned it.
You can stop practicing. The day already knows you are here.
Drawing from
Matthew 5:45, Luke 6:35-36
Verses
Luke 6:35-36
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