(soft forest sounds, light rhythm begins) [Spoken Word Shaman Style] I am not fragile. (pause) I am attentive. (gentle footstep) My heart is open, but my eyes are awake. (soft chime) You confuse softness with danger. You mistake gentleness for lack of strength. (pause) Watch how I stand. (light breath) I feel everything. And I remain. (rhythm continues, flowing) You do not need armor to be safe. You need presence. (pause — longer) When the moment calls for stillness, I listen. (quiet) When the moment calls for movement, I leap. (gentle rise in sound, then settle) Move with care. Listen with your whole body. (forest sounds fade) This is how you survive without closing your heart.
