Tag: spokenword

Dad…There are words I never thoughtwould find their way out of my mouth,wounds I never imaginedcould breathe again without bleeding.But today…I stand here, not as the girl you broke,but as the woman rebuilding herselffrom pieces she refused to die in. I was young…too young to understand why the worldsuddenly felt unsafe in my own home,why…

If my daughter asks why women walk with fear tucked quietly inside their pockets,I’ll tell her this:We do not fear darkness itself.Instead, we fear the things that hide within it,the footsteps that follow too closely,the shadows that move when no wind blows,and the stories shared in whispers that begin with,“I thought I was safe…” Why…

For the boys who learned to laughthrough brokenness,turning jokes into shieldsbecause humor was the only placePain couldn’t follow them. For the boys who whisperedtheir stories into pillowsbecause no one ever taught themthat a man’s voicecan tremble and still be respected. For the boys who were mockedwhen they tried to confess,who were told,“How can a woman…

When the mind snaps…It doesn’t always scream.Sometimes it goes quiet,too quiet.Like a storm pretending to restwhile destroying everything inside. And when you see someone breaking…Don’t rush to fix them.Be still.Because sometimes,the holiest thing you can offeris silence that listens. Don’t say, “Calm down.”Say, “You’re safe. I’m here.”Let your presence become a handthat steadies their shaking…