That little angry boy in me…
I never realised how many fences I had scarred until l saw myself in that boy. Each time I lost control, I thought I was just releasing steam, letting the storm pass, but I was planting iron into the hearts of those I loved. My words became nails, my tone a hammer.
And like him, I learned too late that holding back the storm is easier than repairing what it destroys.
When I began to change, I believed I was healing others. But what I’ve come to understand is that growth is not the removal of nails, it’s the moment I turn around and truly see the holes. They are reminders that even if I find peace, I must live with the echoes of who I was. The wounds I’ve left behind are not erased by apologies, they are stories etched into others, chapters I no longer get to rewrite.
And so, I ask myself: what kind of presence do I wish to leave in this world? Will my legacy be the holes in the fence, or the gentleness I learn to carry instead?
God… help me be soft before I ever become sharp again.