The angels can't carry
Hey, werenβt those angels from heaven? π We danced under a sky that felt like prophecy fulfilled β¨ Their hands lifted the burdens that had been sitting on my bones for years ποΈ For a moment, I breathed like kings do π I said, "Angel, so this is it. God finally sent help." π The angel looked at me. Not with pity. With knowledge older than time π He said: "Your glory is not feather-weight. It is iron. βοΈ It is mountain. ποΈ It is throne-metal. π If I carry you now, my wings will break πͺ½ and you will fall with me. Glories like yours are not escorted. They are forged π₯ Do not name this delay. This is the corridor to the throne room π―οΈ If I lift you now, you will burn bright for a season and return to sand. β Chris Timkatβ¦ become." πΉ Then he ascended with the others. And I remained on the earth. Alone. With the truth I did not want. π I wept. π I wept like a man chosen but not yet crowned. It tore. It bruised. It hollowed something inside me. π I know he was right. But truth does not stop pain. It only gives it meaning. π§οΈ I have thought about stopping. Laying down the sword βοΈ Choosing an easier name, a smaller destiny. But no. β I want to win. π I want the earth to speak my name with
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