Power doesn’t ask.
It doesn’t explain.
And it sure as hell doesn’t feel sorry.
What if the most dangerous thing about you…
is that you’ve finally stopped apologizing for your presence?
They told you to wait.
To get permission.
To prove you’re worthy first.
But power doesn’t wait for permission.
It moves.
Quietly. Decisively. Without a trail.
The ones who wait become the ones who serve.
They shame you for choosing yourself.
For drawing a line.
For holding power without asking for applause.
But guilt was never yours.
It was given to you by people who needed you small.
Machiavelli didn’t feel bad for understanding how the world really works.
He simply saw what others refused to face — and wrote it down.
Power isn’t loud.
It doesn’t perform.
It doesn’t react.
It sees more.
Moves less.
And makes people nervous without ever raising a voice.
Presence without explanation.
Stillness under pressure.
That’s not weakness — that’s strategy.
You’re not out here trying to dominate.
You’re not putting on a show.
You’ve simply stopped shrinking.
And when that happens…
they call it “cold.”
They call it “intimidating.”
But it’s just alignment.
You’re not chasing power — you are it.
And that’s why they flinch.
If this post cut through the noise, sharpen it here:
Emotion doesn’t win. Precision does.
The ones who control the narrative don’t explain it.This wasn’t about feeling. It was about seeing.
The myth wasn’t born in this post.
It began at SchellyNova.com — and it hasn’t stopped burning since.
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