Chapter 12 — Life

The pain that today feels bottomless has edges that tomorrow will still reveal. Giving yourself time is, often, the only act required.

How many people have reached their limit
without realizing
it wasn't the end —
but the point
of greatest pressure
right before the turn.

Without knowing
that on the other side of the storm
there's a sunrise
that depends on no merit,
no strength,
no faith —
only on staying.

It isn't weakness
to ask for help.
It's recognizing
that no one was built
to get through everything alone.

— Inspired by Ch. 12 · Architect of Myself