Thursday, April 9, 2026

THE UNKNOWN ME

 

There’s a room in me I don’t speak about—

Not because it’s forbidden,

But because it has no name I’m willing to give out loud.


Everything outside it is in order.

Built with care,

With years that mean something,

With a life that fits the man I chose to become.


But this room—

It wasn’t built.

It appeared.


A quiet shift in the walls,

A window where there wasn’t one,

Letting in a kind of light

That feels unfamiliar and stays longer than it should.


I visit it sometimes—

Not deliberately, not bravely either.

Just enough to notice

How different everything feels inside.


And then I leave.


Because not every space

Is meant to be lived in.

Some exist just to remind you

That you’re capable

Of more than 1 version of yourself.


There’s no story here.

No action.

No line crossed.


Just a knowing—

That even in a life you wouldn’t trade,

There can be moments you don’t fully understand.


So I close the door

Without slamming it,

Without denying it exists.


And I carry on—

Exactly as I should.

As if that room isn’t quietly waiting where it always was.







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