Chapter 48: to be seen

a journey in my own skinWords: 642

Sometimes I wish for invisibility—

to slip between cracks,

to fade into the background

and never be questioned,

never be measured,

never have my worth dissected

by eyes that cannot understand.

But to hide is to let the world

erase what it does not know.

To hide is to let them believe

that we are nothing,

that we are nowhere.

To be invisible

is to deny our truth.

So, I stand here—

in the light

that burns,

that asks questions

I am not always ready to answer,

that cuts through the silence

and demands my name.

I stand here

because we exist.

Because our story must be told.

Because if I don't show up,

no one will know

that we were here.