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Tonya Lei’s “Who do you actually want to be”challenge:

By Jesse LeePublished 11 days ago Updated 11 days ago 1 min read
Top Story - January 2026
The essence you can’t see

My energy is clean.

A pure bright light emanates from inside me.

It glows and warms those that allow it to permeate them from the inside.

It’s the warmth that I used to only feel from a strong drink.

But this warmth has no burn.

🔅

My spirit is intentional.

My weightless demeanor isn’t immaturity or foolish play.

It is the result of struggle and years of hard fought peace and complex refinement.

It exists in a chamber that has been rubbed to a fine polish.

Rejuvenating energy radiates from its center.

Look past its patina to absorb this self-sustaining energy.

Feel the tranquility that permeates the air after a battle.

It is a gift I wish to grant without its scars.

⚡️

The light inside me is eternal.

It is completely separate from the weathered years shown on the exterior of my vessel.

That is not to say it hasn’t learned lessons and grace through experience but it remains young and full of joy.

There is no reverence in it because adding unnecessary weight to anything makes it more of a burden to carry.

You will never deplete it for this is an energy that originates from a source that can’t be explored by flesh and blood.

I have rubbed away the tarnish of a life lived in corruption so that I can best mirror the everlasting glow that was placed within me.

🌟

Are there fellow illuminators whose warmth matches my own?

Come close if you cannot see my internal flame.

I will make certain you can feel it.

Tonya Lei’s “Who do you actually want to be”challenge:

https://todaysurvey.today/writers/unofficial-challenge-who-do-you-actually-want-to-be%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cstyle data-emotion-css="1x3zcuc-StoryContent">.css-1x3zcuc-StoryContent{pointer-events:none;}

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Jesse Lee

Poems and essays about faith, failure, love, and whatever’s still twitching after the dust settles. Dark humor, emotional shrapnel, occasional clarity, always painfully honest.

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  • Stacey Mataxis Whitlow (SMW)3 days ago

    It is a gift I wish to grant without its scars I want this line scripted on my soul.

  • Please follow me 🌹

  • Good story ♥️♥️♥️♥️

  • Jazzy 8 days ago

    Such passion in the lines. I have this sense you are someone who has experienced not ideal things and instead of letting it harden you; you decided to find the light in these situations and I find that beautiful! I love that you shared this with us thank you

  • Simon Aylward9 days ago

    A great poem that could only be written by someone with plenty of hard life experiences. I felt it! Well done on the Top Story

  • Is the light your unique & beautiful soul? Gentle and rich… transformation in poetry. 🦋

  • Power to you. When I went through cancer, the Illuminati added me to their secret society. I have no idea what that means. LOL Love this. Congrats.

  • Congratulations For Your Top Story🎊

  • John Smith10 days ago

    Reading this, I kept getting stuck on the line about the warmth you “used to only feel from a strong drink”—that really hit me. I love how you contrast that fleeting, burning comfort with something steady and nourishing inside you now. It made me pause and think about my own little sources of light and whether I’m letting them shine fully. How did you even start noticing that clean energy inside yourself—it feels like it took a lot of patience and attention?

  • Rowan Finley 10 days ago

    This one feels like a breath of fresh air has come into the lungs. Thank you for sharing!

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