I carry the light that connects, protects, and heals.
I am the home my parts have always longed for.
My truth is not what the world asked me to be,
It is what quietly endured when I was unseen.
I can choose tenderness over performance,
Presence over protection,
Authenticity over silence.
I can hold the ones inside me,
with sacred love and listening.
We are not alone anymore.
This light in me is not mine alone,
It flows between us, around us, and into the world.
I walk forward from this place,
whole, connected, and free.
— Mel Galbraith —