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“I Am the Shift, Not the Shadow” is a reflection born from memory, disruption, and quiet power. I don’t always stay to witness the bloom, but I know I’ve stirred the soil. This piece is for anyone who’s ever felt like too much, only to realize they were just enough to ignite a room.
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I’ve wrestled with this question in silence and in rooms humming with attention: What is my favorite thing about myself? The answer has never been simple. But over time, a truth has emerged—not in applause, but in the unmistakable aftermath of my presence.

I am a sacred disruption.

Even as a child, I moved differently. Among boys, I found my stride. Among girls, I sparked tension and truth. I led unintentionally, not by volume but by gravity. Wherever I was placed, systems stirred. Classrooms shifted. Relationships recalibrated. Not everyone liked it, but no one remained the same.

They called me names to describe what they couldn’t comprehend, Voltron, Incredible Hulk. I wore them like armor stitched with empathy. I defended the vulnerable. I took the blame when silence could have protected me. Not because I enjoyed injustice, but because I couldn’t stomach watching someone else be swallowed by it.

Even my mother, unsure how to define me, called me magic. She’d decline front-row invitations to my performances, only to slip quietly into the back. She was caught between reverence and fear of what I would become. And who would blame her? Magic is hard to hold when the world has only made room for the mundane.

So, what is my favorite thing about myself?

It’s this: I cause movement. Not always in the spotlight. Not always named. But I am the tremor before the shift—the voice that lingers, the laughter that awakens, the quiet that convicts. I am the change others feel but rarely trace. And I’m at peace not being seen… as long as something finally is.

This—this stirring of people, programs, and perception, is not something I perform. It’s something I am.

And for that… I give thanks to God who made me who I am.

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