I used the bigger word

Dear Delyara, Not “busy.” Not “a lot going on.” Not “just tired.” The bigger word. The truer one. I said it because I am tired of helping my own pain hide inside language that keeps everybody comfortable, including me. Accurate words are hard because they force rooms to change shape around them. This week, I let the room change. And that felt like care. Not drama. Not weakness. Just cleaner truth.