I see the weight you’re holding,
The pain you hide inside,
Life hasn’t been fair to you,
It’s been a rough, hard ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You’ve been knocked down so many times,
Fighting just to stand,
And it feels like no one\u2019s there,
To reach out and hold your hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know you\u2019re tired, I know you\u2019re hurt,
And it\u2019s hard to carry on,
But please, just hear me out,
You matter, even when it feels all wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your heart is heavy, your mind is tired,
But you are more than your pain,
There\u2019s more to your story,
Even if it\u2019s hard to see through the rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s okay to feel lost sometimes,
It\u2019s okay to want to cry,
But don\u2019t let this be the end,
Please, just give life one more try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know the dark feels endless now,
Like it\u2019s closing in too fast,
But there are brighter days ahead,
This pain, it will not last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You\u2019ve made it through so much before,
You\u2019re stronger than you know,
Even when it\u2019s hard to see,
Your strength continues to grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You don\u2019t have to do it all today,
You don\u2019t have to have it right,
Just hold on a little longer,
And see tomorrow\u2019s light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are people who will love you,
Even when you can\u2019t see it yet,
Your presence matters in this world,
And no one else could ever forget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So please, just stay a little more,
Take it minute by minute,
There\u2019s hope, even if it\u2019s hiding,
And I know you\u2019ll find it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You are needed, you are loved,
More than words can ever say,
The world is better with you here,
So please, my friend, just stay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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I know you\u2019re tired, I know you\u2019re hurt,And it\u2019s hard to carry on,But […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97,25,98],"tags":[35,49,34,67,50,61,55,120,119,22,48],"class_list":["post-2675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-poetry","category-solitude","category-storytime","tag-poems","tag-poetess","tag-poetry","tag-preciousowoko","tag-spokenword","tag-spokenwords","tag-stories","tag-suicidalthoughts","tag-suicide","tag-walkingshadowpoetry","tag-walkingshadowpoetrykenya"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walkingshadowpoetry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-photo-19125898.jpeg?fit=867%2C1300&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5481,"url":"https:\/\/walkingshadowpoetry.com\/blog\/the-pain-of-not-being-seen-by-love\/","url_meta":{"origin":2675,"position":0},"title":"The pain of not being seen by love","author":"walking shadow poetry kenya","date":"March 18, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Have you ever been to a season wherethings just don\u2019t work, no matter how hard you try,and every time your phone ringsYou already know it\u2019s not about you? 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