What Fell Away First
We don’t always notice the moment we change, only what we no longer need
I didn’t notice
the moment I stayed upright,
I just felt the road
stop asking me to fight.
***
Something loosened
without making a sound,
what once held me steady
was kissing the ground.
***
No warnings were given,
no signal, no sign,
one second was learning,
the next one was mine.
***
What trained me to balance
decided to rest,
not broken by failure,
just no longer best.
***
I didn’t look back
to measure the fall,
growth doesn’t pause
to explain itself at all.
***
We don’t outgrow things
with anger or blame,
they leave when we stop
needing help with the same.
***
Some love teaches holding,
some teaches release,
some stays as memory,
some exits as peace.
***
Behind me lay proof
I was braver than fear,
ahead of me waited
a wider idea.
***
This is how freedom arrives
without asking your name,
it removes the support
then trusts you the same.
******
Thank you for reading. Growth is quiet, but shared.
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Aarsh Malik
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Power to Freedom . HUGS 💪❤️🌊❤️🌊❤️🌊💪❤️🌊❤️🌊❤️🌊
'Growth doesn’t pause to explain itself at all.' I really love that line!