Resting in the Dawn You Cannot Hide From
You are lying perfectly still, rehearsing words you will never speak, terrified that moving even an inch might wake the person beside you. The silence feels heavy, like a wall you built to keep the peace, but inside your chest, the unspoken conversation is screaming.
In this deepest hour, when the dark feels absolute, remember that the light does not require your performance to exist. It was there before you said a word, and it remains when you are silent.
You do not have to carry the weight of the unsaid to be held. The light sees the stillness and loves the person beneath it just the same.
You are not hiding from the dawn; you are resting in it.
Drawing from
Matthew, John
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