The Saddest People

“The saddest people smile the brightest.

The loneliest people are the kindest.

The most damaged people are the wisest.

All because they don’t want to see anyone else suffer the way they do.”

I hide the cracks beneath my grin,

A war that no one sees within.

I lift the weight so others breathe,

But drown myself in silent screams.

You’ll never know the price I pay,

To make your night look like the day.

The saddest people shine the brightest light,

We break in silence just to make things right.

We bleed in shadows, yet we heal the pain,

We give the love we never gained.

You’ll never see the scars we hide,

But we’re the reason hope survives.

I’ve walked through fire, I’ve walked through storms,

Built broken hearts in human forms.

The more I suffer, the more I learn,

The colder nights, the brighter burns.

I smile so you don’t feel my fall,

I cry alone to give my all.

The saddest people shine the brightest light,

We break in silence just to make things right.

We bleed in shadows, yet we heal the pain,

We give the love we never gained.

You’ll never see the scars we hide,

But we’re the reason hope survives.

Kindness born from agony,

Strength inside our misery.

We turn our tears to lullabies,

So you can sleep with peaceful eyes.

The saddest people shine the brightest light,

We break in silence just to make things right.

We give the love we’ve never known,

So no one has to walk alone.

You’ll never see the scars we hide,

But we’re the reason hope survives.

“…We don’t want anyone else to suffer the way we do.”