Uncrowned

Light comes in without asking
Morning finds a steadier breath
Old names fade into silence
Only what matters stays

Nothing here needs defending
Nothing left to outrun
Time didn't erase the marks
Just taught where strength comes from

Finally I let the crown go

Crowns fall quiet in open hands
Power rests where control ends
Standing clear, not above, not below
Still standing, uncrowned

Truth no longer feels sharp
It rests without cutting skin
What once felt like breaking
Was shaping a steadier frame

Pain wasn't the final place
Just a language left behind
What remains is motion
And a will that stands alone

Finally I let the crown go

Crowns fall quiet in open hands
Power rests where control ends
Standing clear, not above, not below
Still standing, uncrowned

No war
No shield
No throne
Only ground that feels like own

Crowns fade into the past
Nothing here needs to last
Breath in balance, weight let go
Still standing, uncrowned

No fire left to survive
Only the calm of being alive