The weight doesn’t vanish when I stand It just loosens when I breathe I don’t feel it in my hands Every time I try to leave The ground still shifts beneath my feet But it doesn’t pull me down I’m not fixed — I’m just not braced For impact all the time I don’t need to push it away I just let it pass This is release — not repair Not a moment that makes sense Just the air feeling lighter When I stop holding my breath I don’t know what comes next I don’t need it to be clear I’m not healed, I’m not whole But I’m easier to be here The silence moves when I let it Doesn’t press against my skin I don’t reach for what I carried Every time the quiet sets in There’s room between the thoughts now There’s space around the pain It still exists — it always will It just doesn’t feel the same I don’t need to name the feeling I just feel it change This is release — not repair Not a victory parade Just the load a little lighter Every time I stop and stay I don’t know what comes next I don’t need to pretend I’m not healed, I’m not whole But I’m breathing easier again Maybe this is how it starts Not with answers, not with grace Just the weight not pressing hard Every time I take a step This is release — not the end Just the moment I can move Not escaping what I’ve been Just not carrying it through I don’t need to outrun the past I don’t need to disappear I’m not healed, I’m not whole But I’m lighter being here This is release — not repair Not a moment that makes sense Just the air feeling lighter When I stop holding my breath I don’t know what comes next I don’t need it to be clear I’m not healed, I’m not whole But I’m easier to be here To be here To be here To be here
