Bravery isn't always

Just a battle cry

Sometime the quiet decisions

To keep your heart open

More times than you can count

It want gentleness

In the world that rewards

The strongest tongue

Letting yourself feel

What youve spent years

Trying not to feel

Grief, longing, hope

The ache  of wanting more.

Its saying your tired

Without giving up

Resting without disappearing

Trusting without proof

The softest kind of brave

Is NOT loud or dramatic

To stay true

In a world 

That taught you to harden

– E. J.