"I was wondering when you would notice me
When you would notice yourself.
They tell you to bow... To break
To soften into something they can hold without fear of being cut.

They tell you that surrender is survival
That silence is wisdom
That stillness is safety.

But I've walked the paths of the silenced
Traced my fingers over the remnants of the obedient
And you know what I found...

Nothing.
Not peace... Not freedom...
Not even memory.
Only empty spaces where something great could have been.

And you... Yes you
Stand at the edge of that same abyss
Trembling... Breath caught between choice... and consequence.
The world has sharpened its teeth against you
The storm has Learned your name
And you wonder.... Is it worth it?

I will not give you comfort
For comfort is the lie they sell to keep you still
But I will give you truth...

You are not made to kneel
You are not made to dissolve into something palatable
There is iron in you
Though they have spent years convincing you it is rust
There is fire in you though they have called it ruin
You were meant to burn not to be extinguished

They will call you reckless....
Dangerous
Defiant
And they will not be wrong.

But tell me little spark...
Has anything great ever risen from obedience?
Has anything powerful ever been born from permission?
No...

So when they come for you with their soft words and sharp knives
When they demand your silence
Your compliance... Your surrender...

Smile,
And then show them what happens when a spark refuses to go out...."

~ Mc.Baldiee on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS48Y4tVWng&ab_channel=Mc.Baldiee