Sometimes We Are Tired Of Being Strong
@Sometimes We Are Tired Of Being Strong Sometimes, we are simply tired. Not the kind of tired that sleep can cure, but the kind that settles deep inside the soul. The kind that makes us stare at the ceiling at midnight, wondering how we managed to smile through another day. We wake up, dress up, show up and keep going. We answer, “I’m fine,” because explaining the truth feels harder than carrying the pain. Everyone sees the smile. Everyone sees the strength. Almost nobody sees the silent tears that fall when the door is finally locked and there is no one left to impress. Some of us have been strong for so long that people have forgotten to ask how we are doing. We became the person everyone calls when they are broken, the shoulder everyone cries on, the voice that says, “It will be alright.” We encourage others while quietly losing courage ourselves. We celebrate their victories while fighting private battles they know nothing about. We tell everyone not to give up while secretly ...