Chapter 39: Courage to Be Seen

I’ve worn masks to keep the world at bay, Hid my heart where no light could stray. But the truth inside, it begs to be free, To stand unshielded, the realest me. It’s a trembling step, a fragile spark, Courage to be seen in the honest dark. To be seen, to stand, with no disguise, Let the world meet my unguarded eyes. No more hiding, just a soul laid bare, Truth’s in the courage I find to share. Courage to be seen, to let my heart show, In the raw, in the light, where my truth can grow. No mask, no shield, just a soul set free, The courage to be seen is what makes me me. Courage to be seen, I’m open, I’m true, In the vulnerability, my heart breaks through. My name was a shield, my title a wall, Kept me safe, but it kept me small. Then love’s soft call, it broke me wide, No place left for my fears to hide. I stood in the light, let my flaws be known, Found my strength in the seeds I’ve sown. To be seen, to stand, with no disguise, Let the world meet my unguarded eyes. No more hiding, just a soul laid bare, Truth’s in the courage I find to share. Courage to be seen, to let my heart show, In the raw, in the light, where my truth can grow. No mask, no shield, just a soul set free, The courage to be seen is what makes me me. Courage to be seen, I’m open, I’m true, In the vulnerability, my heart breaks through. I spoke my truth, though my voice would shake, Felt the fear, but I didn’t break. Each word a step, each tear a sign, That my soul’s alive when I don’t align. To be seen is to risk, to love, to fall, But in that courage, I hear my call. To be seen, to stand, with no disguise, Let the world meet my unguarded eyes. No more hiding, just a soul laid bare, Truth’s in the courage I find to share. Courage to be seen, to let my heart show, In the raw, in the light, where my truth can grow. No mask, no shield, just a soul set free, The courage to be seen is what makes me me. Courage to be seen, I’m open, I’m true, In the vulnerability, my heart breaks through. No more shadows where my heart once hid, I’ll stand in the open, do what I did. Each scar’s a story, each flaw’s a flame, I’m not my mask, but the truth I claim. In being seen, I find my place, Courage to live in my own true grace. Courage to be seen, to let my heart show, In the raw, in the light, where my truth can grow. No mask, no shield, just a soul set free, The courage to be seen is what makes me me. Courage to be seen, I’m open, I’m true, In the vulnerability, my heart breaks through. No more runnin’, just a heart that dares, Truth’s in the light, in the life I share. I’m not my fear, but the soul I show, In being seen, I’m free to grow. Courage to be seen… I’m whole, I’m true.