FADING IN SILENCE

How Do I Tell People That I’m Not as Okay as I Seem?

How Do You Explain a Soul That’s Hurting in A Body That Keeps Smiling?

You Laugh with Them but Cry When Alone,

You Lift Others Up While Quietly Sinking Yourself,

You’re Brave in The Daylight but Broken by Nightfall,

You Give Light to Everyone but Sleep in The Dark,

They Don’t See the War Happening Behind Your Calm Face,

Because You’re the Type to Carry Others Even When Your Knees Are Breaking

Bravery Doesn’t Always Shout…

Sometimes It Looks Like Surviving in Silence

How Do I Sit with My Own Shadows?

Crying In My Own Arms,

Realizing No One Is Coming to Rescue Me,

How Do I Rise Regardless?

Why Can I Heal Others but Never Seem to Fix Myself?

Is It Because My Heart Knows How It Feels to Be Unheard???

So, I Make Sure No One Else Feels That Way.

I Became the Love I Waited For,

I Became the Parent I Needed,

I Became the Friend I Kept Begging to Understand Me,

I Became the Home That Never Kicked Me Out

I Became the Person I Always Needed,

For Everyone but Myself

So, Who Helps the Healer?

Who Saves the One Who Saves Others?

The Healer Learns That Sometimes, They Need to Save Themselves Too

Because No One Notices the Strong, Until They Stop Being Strong

Remember;

Silence Isn’t Always Peace, Sometimes, It’s Just Surrender Because Joy Is Not Always Loud, Sometimes It Just Sits Quietly Beside Pain.

Published by Eva Mwangi