The Weight You Never Show

There’s a version of you that the world never sees —

the one who breaks quietly

and rebuilds silently.

People see your face,

not the chapters you survived.

They see your calm,

not the storms you battled alone.

They see you standing,

never realising how many nights

you held yourself together

just so you wouldn’t fall apart.

You carry pain like it’s oxygen,

and still manage to smile

as if your heart has never tasted fire.

But here’s the truth:

your strength is not in hiding the hurt.

Your strength is in waking up every day

with the courage to try again

even when life has given you a thousand reasons to quit.

You are brave in ways

most people will never understand.