The Weight We Carry

<p><strong>Before the Weight</strong></p><p>We all carry something.</p><p>Some of us can name it easily-a loss that won't let go a dream</p><p>that hasn't yet arrived a hurt that refuses to heal. Others can't quite</p><p>define it but they feel it all the same: a heaviness in the chest a</p><p>slow exhaustion in the bones a shadow that follows just out of</p><p>sight. Whatever form it takes the weight shapes the way we walk</p><p>through the world.</p>