Weight of the Quiet

I wake up tired, go to sleep the same

Clocking in and out of days that all feel like a cage

Everyone thinks I’m strong ’cause I don’t break

But they don’t see the pieces underneath the weight

I smile like nothing’s wrong, but God, I’m worn

I carry storms inside me no one’s ever warned

I help them all, but when I need someone?

It’s like the whole world turns and runs

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And I keep saying “I’m fine,” but I’m not

I’m just numb from the battles I fought

Trying to breathe in a room with no air

Trying to trust in a world that’s never been fair

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I’m stressed, exhausted, breaking quietly

Lonely even when there’s people right beside me

Heart guarded ’cause the past still bites me

Trying to cope with everything that’s inside me

Some nights I talk to music like it hears

Some nights I drown emotions just to clear

Some nights I pray for someone who’ll stay

’Cause I’ve been lonely in the loudest way

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Every time I let somebody close

They either fade or turn into a ghost

Trust feels like a door I shouldn’t open

’Cause every time I did, it left me broken

I give love like I’m made of endless light

But no one ever asks if I’m alright

So I learned to keep my walls built high

Healed myself with silence and late-night drives

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I cope by working ’til I can’t think

I cope by staying up when I should sleep

I cope by being strong for everyone else

’Cause it’s easier than feeling things for myself

I take care of dogs, dreams, and strangers

But my heart’s still beating through the dangers

Learning how to rest, how to let go

How to let somebody stay when they say they won’t go

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I’m stressed, exhausted, breaking quietly

Lonely even when there’s people right beside me

Heart guarded ’cause the past still bites me

Trying to cope with everything that’s inside me

But I’m still standing, even when I fall

Still fighting for a future, after losing it all

Maybe one day someone will hear the truth behind my voice—

I’ve been lonely, but I’m still learning I deserve a choice.

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And when the world gets heavy on my spine

I remind myself I’ve made it through every hurt in my life

Still breathing, still healing, still trying to find—

A place where someone’s finally mine.