Across the years

Spoken Verse 1 (Letter opens)

I’m writing to the version of me

who learned how to stay quiet early.

Who stood in rooms full of people

and still felt like an extra chair.

You thought being unsure meant being weak.

You thought falling behind meant failing.

You didn’t know you were surviving—

that there’s a difference.

Sung Chorus

We have a good life now,

Not perfect, but it’s real somehow.

There’s a place where we can breathe again,

Where love stays and doesn’t run out.

We’re not alone in the quiet nights,

We’re held in calm, not just in fight.

I need you to know, without a doubt—

We’re okay now.

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Spoken Verse 2

You called yourself unlovable

because love felt temporary.

So you learned how to be easy to leave,

Just in case someone did.

You thought being small would keep you safe.

You didn’t know you were planting roots.

Growth just doesn’t make noise

when it’s happening underground.

Sung Chorus

We have a good life now,

Built slowly, but it found us somehow.

There’s a home that feels like resting your head,

Not proving, not standing proud.

We’re loved without conditions,

Without fear of losing ground.

I’m telling you this gently now—

We’re okay now.

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Spoken Bridge (Letter truth)

Nothing was wrong with you.

You were becoming in a world that rewards speed.

Those nights you felt invisible—

they taught us how to see others.

That pain you thought disqualified you—

it became kindness.

I stayed.

And I’m still here.