Finally Seen

by Kelly Yang

I know how much she needs me. I’m all she’s got left. Which is why some feelings are too hard to even tell her.

But the thing about some feelings is… they just won’t go away. Instead, they form a tight ball at the base of my throat. Where they sit and they wait, planning their escape from the thread. And one day, just when you least expect it, they shoot out like a rocket.

There is freedom in truth. Yes, there is pain. But there is also joy. The joy of not being afraid to talk about it… the courage to not erase it.