The Weight I Never Show

The Weight I Never Show

The rain begins inside my chest,

long before a single tear can fall.

I hold the world upon my shoulders,

while pretending I can carry it all.

There are nights I drown in silence,

where the truth becomes too loud to hide.

My voice goes quiet, my heart breaks open,

and the pain spills out from the inside.

I have given more than I had to give,

just to keep the peace for someone else.

I learned to smile through every storm,

while losing pieces of myself.

Tears are not a sign of weakness,

they are weight the soul releases.

When the clouds can no longer hold,

they break, and the darkness ceases.

I never meant to fall apart,

or let my spirit come undone.

But sorrow comes for every heart,

and mine was never built to run.

So I let the raindrops fall tonight,

until the ache begins to mend.

For even broken hearts will beat,

and someday learn to love again.