Unrehearsed

vulnerable

is not failure.

the decision

to stop performing.

showing up,

not “should be”.

I bring the hidden parts,

the feared ones,

the fragmented self.

here I am.

not to be fixed.

not to be forgiven.

just to be seen.

a little.

maybe.

oh, so long,

time to laugh,

time to cry

done it before.

never said I was brave.

wash me

in silence.

Ruta Del Cares