I hear a symphony inside my head not made of noise but of knowing It rises when the pain tries to speak louder when memories knock without permission when triggers pull old wounds back into the light... I try to fold the hurt neatly away tuck it somewhere quiet but pain does not stay buried it echoes it remembers... It comes back as images as tight breaths as moments that steal the present from my hands... And then the music starts... Soft at first A single note saying It’s okay Another saying You survived Strings hum the truth I forget on hard days this is not forever... The symphony doesn’t erase what happened it doesn’t pretend I wasn’t broken It doesn’t silence the past it carries me through it... Each note tells me I am more than what hurt me Each rhythm reminds me that freedom is not the absence of memory but the presence of peace... I hear it when I’m shaking I hear it when I’m tired of being strong I hear it whisper You are safe now You are allowed to want more... And I do I want more than pain More than survival More than carrying yesterday into every tomorrow... So I listen I breathe I let the music hold me when my hands cannot... The symphony says I am free Not because the pain is gone but because it no longer owns me... And one day the music will be all I hear 🎶 @Darkfeminine