Where Love Heals

there were moments

where everything felt
too loud
too heavy
too close

like I couldn’t
outrun
what was inside me

like the weight
might win

and I thought

how easy it would be
to disappear

to slip out
of all of it

to finally
feel nothing

but something in me

stronger than the moment
stronger than the fear

held on

not loudly
not perfectly

just enough

and I am still here

learning
how to turn

what once felt
like weakness

into something steady

something that keeps me
standing

even when it’s hard

even when it hurts

I did not fall

I stayed

JMS