Strength in tears

strength is woven in stillness

the type rarely recognized

strength isn’t always loud

it’s smiling when your world feels like crumbling

the breath you steady

a glow that lingers when shadows stay

an when you hold your world in one hand

and

broken pieces in another

so

even in the darkest moments

I want to be lighter

laugh softer

love harder

let light spill quietly into one small moment

to start again