I know how it feels

When the world keeps asking for more

When you’re smiling in the spotlight

But your heart stays near the door

I’ve carried that silent weight

The one no one names out loud

Holding it steady in my chest

While pretending I’m proud

There’s a restless little ache

That follows when you rise

A question that keeps circling

Behind your careful eyes

You don’t owe me reasons

You don’t have to stand tall

I’ve felt that same unraveling

When life outgrows its walls

If you ever needed

Somewhere quiet to just be

No shine

No mask

No version you perform for me

I’d say...

You can loosen your breath a bit

Let the noise fall from your hands

I’d sit there

Unmoving

Till the moment gently lands

I know the strange confusion

Of getting everything you chased

Only to feel the hollow

In the spaces you replaced

The guilt of wanting something new

When people think you’re set...

The fear of being honest

About the things you still regret

But wanting doesn’t mark you

And doubt isn’t a flaw

Sometimes the bravest truths we hold

Are the ones we never draw

So if your map starts changing

And the lines don’t match the view

I wouldn’t try to guide you

I’d simply say, “I feel that too”

If you ever needed

A moment free of the show

No praise

No pressure

No “strongest one must glow”

I’d say...

You can soften your shoulders now

You can set the story down

I’d stay with you in that quiet place

Where realness makes no sound

Maybe we’d talk about the times

We played roles we never chose

Maybe we’d share the pieces

Only the midnight version knows...

Not heroes

Not shattered

Not anything to defend

Just two steady heartbeats

Finding meaning in the bend

If you ever needed

A space to fall or breathe

You’ve carried so much history

More than anyone can see

I’d say...

You’re allowed to drift

You’re allowed to mend

And if you ever reached for something still

I’d be the quiet place

You land in

As a friend

If you ever needed

A moment without the weight

I’d sit with you

No answers

Only space...