Capable of light

I bend
but I don’t break tonight
I shake
but I still stand upright

The ground moves under my feet
but I breathe
I breathe

I’ve been quiet for so long
learning how to disappear
But there’s a pulse inside my chest
saying you’re still here

Still here

I’m capable
of carrying the weight
I’m capable
of rising when I’m late

Even when my voice is thin
even when my hands still ache
I’m capable
I’m capable

I’ve worn doubt like second skin
called it truth, called it fate
But cracks let something in
and it’s warmer than the pain

I don’t need to be unscarred
I don’t need to be clean
I just need to know
I can be

I can be

I’m capable
of walking through the fire slow
I’m capable
of loving what I don’t control

When the night says “stay below”
when the fear says “you should wait”
I’m capable
I’m capable

Hold on
the dark is not a verdict
Hold on
this fall is not the end

Every breath I didn’t quit
every time I chose to stay
built a shape inside my soul
that won’t fade

Won’t fade

I’m capable
even trembling, even small
I’m capable
when I think I’ve lost it all

I don’t have to prove a thing
I don’t have to seal my fate
I’m capable
I’m capable

Not fearless
Not perfect
Just here
Just trying

Still standing
Still open
Still alive

I rise
not fast, but true
I rise
like waves that always do

And if tomorrow asks again
I’ll answer the same way

I’m capable
I’m capable