#RDP, 16.01.2026

Emotion

Emotion used to frighten me.
Too loud.
Too heavy.
Something to manage, soften, explain away.

I learned early how to translate feeling
into something acceptable.
Palatable.
Quiet.

But emotion is not weakness.
It is information.
A language the body speaks
when truth has no other doorway.

Grief taught me depth.
Love taught me risk.
Anger taught me boundaries.
Joy—how rare and sacred it is.

Emotion is not chaos.
It is compass.

Now, I let it move through me
without apology.
I listen instead of suppressing.
I feel without needing permission.

Emotion doesn’t drown me anymore.
It carries me
toward what matters.

💫Maggie

The Afterlove Voice 💫