{"id":5481,"date":"2026-03-18T18:12:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/walkingshadowpoetry.com\/blog\/?p=5481"},"modified":"2026-03-18T18:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:12:10","slug":"the-pain-of-not-being-seen-by-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walkingshadowpoetry.com\/blog\/the-pain-of-not-being-seen-by-love\/","title":{"rendered":"The pain of not being seen by love"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Have you ever been to a season where<br>things just don\u2019t work, no matter how hard you try,<br>and every time your phone rings<br>You already know it\u2019s not about you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever been that person?<br>Everyone runs to when life gets heavy,<br>the one who listens, fixes, shows up,<br>But no one really stops to ask<br>If you are okay too?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They call because you help,<br>because you always find a way,<br>because you make things feel lighter for them,<br>not because they see the weight you carry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And those who stay,<br>sometimes they stay for the comfort you give,<br>for how you make them feel safe,<br>not because they truly see you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever smiled in front of people<br>while something inside you was breaking,<br>And no one noticed the difference?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever wished for just one person,<br>just one,<br>who would hear your voice and pause,<br>who would look at you and say,<br>\u201cYou\u2019re not okay, are you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Someone who would read your short replies<br>and not think you\u2019ve changed,<br>But understand you\u2019re tired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Someone who would sit with you in silence,<br>not asking for anything,<br>just being there<br>until the storm inside you calms down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Someone who would hear you\u2019re sick<br>and drop everything,<br>not because they have to,<br>But because they care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being on your own is strong,<br>it teaches you how to stand,<br>how to survive,<br>How to keep going when no one claps for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the truth is,<br>it gets lonely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It gets quiet in a way<br>That even noise can\u2019t be fixed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You start to realize<br>No one is coming to save you,<br>No one is coming to carry you,<br>and if you fall,<br>You will have to rise on your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And then comes the thinking,<br>the kind that never rests,<br>where every call feels like a request,<br>Every message feels like a need,<br>And you wonder<br>If anyone ever reaches out<br>just to know how you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not what you can do,<br>not what you can fix,<br>just you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And still, you keep going.<br>You show up.<br>You answer.<br>You help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because that\u2019s who you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe this season is shaping you,<br>Maybe it\u2019s teaching you strength<br>You didn\u2019t know you had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But even then,<br>It\u2019s okay to wish<br>that someone would show up for you, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/185xhQxaXw\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/185xhQxaXw<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/walkingshadowpoetry.com\/blog\/no-one-is-to-be-blamed-for-your-healing\/\">No one is to be blamed for your healing by walking shadow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Walking Shadow Poetry Compilation Powerful Spoken Word on Healing, Love &amp; Identity 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ocoyMka1uQs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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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