PARDON DOLLI · Levee · 08 of 14. ToneHash stamped. Ed25519 signed. Independently verifiable. Verification link at the foot of the page.
I used to think you were the weakness
Some unfinished piece of me
Something hidden in the basement
That adulthood had to leave
Now I think you were the keeper
Standing watch behind the door
Holding things I couldn’t carry
Till I could carry something more
Protected one
I finally see you
You don’t have to explain
Why you stayed
Protected one
I’m not here to expose you
I’m here to tell you
The danger changed
Maybe every wall had purpose
Maybe every lock made sense
Maybe silence was intelligence
When speech had no defence
I won’t drag you into daylight
I won’t demand you show me scars
I’ll sit beside the doorway
Till you know who we are
I’m older now
Look
These hands are mine
This house is mine
This voice is mine
This life is ours
You don’t need to disappear
To keep me safe anymore
Protected one
You kept something living
Through years I didn’t understand
Protected one
You can give me only fragments
And I will hold them
In these hands