Silent Battles

You don't hear me breaking. Not the kind that makes a noise.

You don't see me drowning. I learned to do it without a voice.

You say you're fighting. I'm fighting too. But mine feels like

dying. You say you're shattered. But I was shattering quietly beside

you. You say you're hurting. But I was swallowing storms you

never even knew. You wrapped your fear in shadows like they were safer than my

hands. And I was tearing through my nightmares. Just praying you'd

understand. Don't you dare say you're the only one with blood on