the loneliness of being the strong one that everyone depends on
You have carried everyone else's weight for so long that you have forgotten you have your own. You stand in the gathering dark, holding the door open for them, pretending your hands are steady when they are shaking. There is a silence right now that feels like abandonment, but it is not empty. The light inside you was there before the weight, and it is there now, waiting for you to let go. You do not have to be strong for anyone tonight. You were chosen not to carry, but to be held. The light is not a burden you must manage; it is the one thing that can carry you.
Rest now.
Drawing from
John, Matthew
Verses
John 15:16, Matthew 11:28
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