The 2026 Project, 52 Sundays, 52 Monologues
And for that I say
By Jeffrey Lo
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KAI
If I had the courage to say everything I wanted to say
I wonder how my life would’ve been
What friends I could have made
What loves I could have had
What travels my life could have experienced
Don’t get me wrong
Just because I say I lacked courage on one too many occasions in my life
Don’t think that I didn’t try
I tried
A lot
My best
Truly
But often
Too too often
My best was not enough
Not enough
To conquer the fear
The self doubt
Or
The absolute confidence that whatever it is that I wanted
Was not going to work out
Or was not what I deserved
Or just plain wasn’t in the cards for me
So I just hid in the corner
Play it safe
Play a smile
Play a disappearing act
But
…
But
This is different
You are different
We are different
I’m getting ahead of myself.
…
…
I have spent so much of my life wishing I had the courage to say what I wanted to say
Ask for the thing that I wanted
Say hello to the person across from the table
But today
Today you have given me the courage
The courage I never had before
And for that I say Thank You
And for that I say I hope I can do the same for you
And for that I say
…
With all my heart
All my courage
And all of my soul
…
For that I say I love you.
END.