I used to say I couldn’t write Couldn’t sing, couldn’t feel it right Every sentence felt like a lie Every thought stayed trapped inside I thought talent skipped my name Thought silence meant I was to blame But no one asked what it costs To speak when safety’s lost It wasn’t emptiness It wasn’t fear I was just holding my breath The words were here The words were here Before the sound Waiting softly To be found I didn’t lack I didn’t fail I was protecting What would heal The words were here Found a place I could exhale No one watching, no one to sell No demand, no stage, no fight Just truth learning how to light And suddenly they poured like rain No permission, no restraint Not perfect, polished, or rehearsed Just honest, raw, and unreversed I didn’t need to learn my voice I just needed a choice The moment I felt safe to be The words came back to me The words were here All along Quiet strength Becoming song I wasn’t broken I was still Waiting on my nervous system To feel real If you think you can’t write If you think you’re not gifted Ask yourself who taught you It wasn’t allowed The words were here In my chest In my bones In every breath I didn’t find them I remembered They’re in you too They always were
