Don’t Run
Let Light Learn Its Shade
As hard as it might seem to you right now,
Don’t run away from sadness — invite it in.
Let it sit beside you cloaked in a shadow,
As a quiet teacher — not as an enemy.
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Its silent voice will speak of pain and longing,
Of truths buried beneath veils you can’t see.
It points to the inner corners you’ve forgotten,
it guides you to where you need to be.
It will provoke a flooding rain of tears.
So be it — let the stream run wild and free.
Let it not take you to despair but depth,
A deep dive through your heart and memory.
For in that darkness, something new is forming,
A tender strength, a deeper kind of sight.
Once cracked, a heart can heal much stronger,
And slowly turns its sorrow into light.
So stay a while — though every instinct trembles,
Though every breath feels heavy in your chest.
For what you face with courage and with presence
Will one day turn to peace — to calm and rest.
