Where the Light Collects (Explicit)

There was a time i held my breath

Through every sunrise

Waiting for the ache

To name itself again

Days felt heavy

And nights held their teeth to my skin

I lived in the spaces between moments

Afraid to feel anything

Because everything hurt

But lately

I sit with the morning

And it sits with me back

No urgency

No fear

Just presence

Healing didn't come loud

It arrived like morning light

Slow

Certain

Unbothered by what i've been

I found peace

Where the light collects

In the corners i never looked

In the breaths i never kept

Not a victory

Not a rush

Just a quiet kind of grace

That says

I don't break as easily now

I found hope

Where the light collects

Small

Honest

Earned

I stopped asking life

To answer for the pain it gave me

Stopped keeping score

Like suffering owed me something back

Some things don't resolve

They soften

Some wounds don't close

They fade

I don't need to be fearless

I just need to be present enough

To notice the moments

That don't hurt anymore

And lately

There are more of them

Healing isn't a finish line

It's the simple fact

That i can stand still

Without drowning

I found peace

Where the light collects

Not in answers or certainty

But in days without regret

Not freedom

Not triumph

Just the gentlest truth

I survived

What i thought

Would end me

I found hope

Where the light collects

Quiet

Unconditional

Mine

Not every sunrise needs meaning

Not every scar needs a story

Some days are just days

And they're enough

If you're looking for fireworks

You won't find them here

Healing didn't save me

It gave me back

The parts of life

That don't need saving

And i stand

In the quiet of it all

Finally able

To see the horizon

Without fear

Where the light collects

I exist

Simply

And wholly

Again