The Unsaid

March 31, 2025

They say silence is heavy—

but not like this.

Not like the weight tucked

under a child’s ribs,

where trust should sleep.

A brush too long,

a look too slow,

a whisper that withered

what should have bloomed.

And still,

the child swallowed it whole.

Not from fear alone—

but love.

A love too big

for small bones to carry,

yet carried anyway.

Because sometimes

the quiet ones

are not afraid of shadows—

they’re protecting the sun.

So they shield the warmth,

the smiles at dinner,

the fragile laughter

holding a home together.

And who protects them?

The wise are not always old.

Sometimes, it is

the child who teaches

how to hold a heart,

even when theirs was dropped.

So hear this—

before you chase grades,

before you polish manners,

before you post perfection—

wrap your arms

around their spirit.

Guard their skin

like sacred ground.

Because what touches a child,

touches the whole world.

And if you’re not ready,

don’t romanticize the role.

It’s not poetry

unless it’s lived.

Unless it’s safe.

Let love be loud,

let presence be proof—

not all pain screams.

Some

just

stays.

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