April 9, 2026
Elexis Johnson
Never was it loud
Never roaring
No need for an applause
No standing on a stage
Wanting to be recognized
It was quiet
With thee choices i made
When no one saw
Morning i woke
Ignoring the weight
Of the nights I held myself
With shaking hands
The ways
I kept loving
After being hurt
I kept trying
When the world felt different
The saw the smile
The calmness
A steady surface
But never seeing the storms
I swallowed whole
Just trying to make it through thee day
But i know
I remember
And its enough
To call it my strength
– E. J.