the difference
i don’t think power was meant to be dominance. i think that’s what happened when we forgot what it was for.
power should be breath. the assurance that your voice will land without having to sharpen it. the knowledge that you can fail and still belong.
a glowing dignity to be known without climbing.
but somewhere we mistook oxygen for a trophy. we built ladders into the air and called the highest rung leadership. we said the one who holds the mic longest must deserve it.
i want to be powerful, you say to me, and i flinch. it’s not because i want you small i will always imagine a world where no one has to dominate to breathe.
there is a kind of strength that expands the sky. and a kind that builds a ceiling. i am only afraid of forgetting the difference.
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Just so beautiful. Thank you for that thought and that visual.