The answer changes every time. Sometimes it’s softness. Sometimes it’s a fierce, pulling release. Today, it’s patience. I let the ache build like a tide I’m not afraid to wait for. I watch my own reflection in the window glass—not for vanity, but for recognition. Yes, that’s me. That’s my pleasure. I’m allowed to take up this space.
I feel myself. Not as a destination. As a homecoming.
There’s a moment, just before I stop thinking entirely, where I remember why I started this journey. Part one was curiosity. Part two was hunger. Part three was a question answered. But this… this is the quiet after the question fades.
By the time I let go, it isn’t a scream or a whisper. It’s a sigh of relief. The relief of not having to explain. The relief of being witnessed by the only person who truly needs to witness it.
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