The Weight You Outgrow

There will come a day when the weight
you are carrying now will not feel as heavy—
when your breath no longer shakes
and your heart no longer rushes
to protect old wounds.

Keep going until the pain
no longer gets to decide
who you become.

Every step you take now,
every small choice toward healing,
is teaching your future self
how to live without the hurt
that once tried to define you.

And when that day comes,
you will realize
you did more than survive.

You outgrew
what once controlled you.