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I learned to disappear in rooms
Before I learned to say my name
I kept my feelings under cover
And called the hiding safe
Attention felt like open danger
Like every eye could find a flaw
So I became the quiet corner
A child afraid of being caught
But I was not made for shadows
I was not made to live unseen
There is a God who knows my hiding
And still reaches after me
I want to be seen without shame
Known without fear in my name
Held without having to explain
Why I still pull away
I’m learning light can be gentle
I’m learning eyes can be kind
The parts of me I kept hidden
Are not too broken to find
I learned to smile before the questions
To explain before the blame
To carry problems in the silence
Before somebody knew my pain
But needing help is not a failure
And being noticed is not a crime
Some rooms are still unsafe for healing
But not every room is like mine
I was embarrassed
I hid away
I learned the lesson
But I can change
I want to be seen without shame
Known without fear in my name
Held without having to explain
Why I still pull away
I’m learning light can be gentle
I’m learning eyes can be kind
The parts of me I kept hidden
Are not too broken to find
God sees the child I tried to bury
God knows the grief I could not show
Being seen once felt like danger
Now it feels like coming home