Where Strength Learns to Be Gentle

Where Strength Learns to Be Gentle The elders say protection is not the act of standing tall, but the courage to soften without breaking. Some bonds are older than names. They are formed in trust, renewed each time the world grows loud And we choose closeness instead. What carries great power also carries responsibility— to shelter, to endure, to hold without harm. I was taught this quietly: True strength does not dominate. It listens. It shares warmth. It remembers that survival is meant to be shared. 🎨Artist and storyteller: Dorothy Vera