PORCELAIN MASK REQUIEM
This piece isn’t about losing something… it’s about learning how to place it down without breaking yourself in the process. Porcelain Mask Requiem is a quiet ritual of release , where memory isn’t erased or rejected, but honored for what it was. It speaks to that moment when you realize you don’t have to carry everything as weight to prove it mattered. There’s a deep strength here , not loud, not defiant , but calm, steady, and real. The kind that comes from acceptance. From understanding that something can shape you, live within you… and still not define where you go next. It’s about holding onto the light, letting go of what hurts, and choosing to move forward without denying the past. Not an ending. A gentle setting down. 💜BBA / VYRE💜 =================================== I didn’t come here to bury anything… I didn’t come to erase it… I came… to set it down… gently There are rooms I still remember Where the light would fall just right Where every word felt like forever Spoken softly in the night Every corner holds a feeling Every silence has a name And even now in quiet moments Nothing here has truly changed I can feel it in the stillness Like a breath I didn’t take Like a presence made of echoes That the passing time won’t break I won’t erase it I won’t deny The truth of what it gave to me I won’t rewrite it Or say goodbye Like it was never meant to be Mwen kenbe sa ki te bon I hold on to what was good Mwen lage rès la dousman I release the rest gently Sa rete nan kè mwen It stays within my heart Men mwen mache devan But I keep moving forward This is not a loss or ending This is where I let things rest Every moment still has meaning Even if it’s not what’s next I don’t carry it as burden I don’t push it all away I just place it in the quiet And choose a different way I was holding on so tightly Like I’d lose it if I breathed Like the past would turn to nothing If I ever chose to leave But some things are meant for shaping Not for keeping locked inside Not for turning into anchors We were never meant to hide There’s a softness in acceptance There’s a strength in letting be Not everything that lives within you Is a weight you have to keep I can honor What was real Without becoming what it was I can carry How it feels Without forgetting who I am Mwen pa bliye sa I do not forget Mwen pa pote li lou I do not carry it heavy Li fè pati mwen It is part of me Men li pa kenbe mwen But it does not hold me This is not a loss or ending This is where I set things free Every memory still living Without holding onto me I don’t stay inside the past now I don’t let it pull me back I just thank it for its presence And continue on my path It mattered… It was real… It shaped me… It stays… I can walk through all the memories Without breaking, without fear I can feel them in their fullness Without wishing they were here There’s a difference in the distance There’s a peace I didn’t know Where I don’t have to hold onto it Just to keep from letting go And I see it now so clearly What I thought I had to keep Was never meant to stay forever Just to wake me from my sleep I don’t need it To remain To prove it mattered in my life I don’t need it To stay the same To carry forward what was right Mwen lage sa ki pa pou mwen ankò I release what is no longer mine Mwen kenbe sa ki bay limyè I keep what gave me light Nan silans mwen jwenn fòs In silence I find strength Epi mwen mache lib And I walk free This is not a loss or ending This is where I let it breathe Every moment still within me Without asking me to keep I don’t break beneath the memory I don’t fade into the past I just honor what was given And allow myself to last It mattered More than I knew at the time It shaped me Without defining me And I don’t need to hold it tighter To prove that it was real I can let it rest… And still carry it forward I remember… remember… I release… release… This is not a loss or ending This is just a quieter place Where the past can sit in stillness Without asking me to stay I don’t turn away from meaning I don’t close the door in pain I just carry what was worth it… And walk forward once again I remember… I release… I become… And I move forward…
