Unheard Struggles

Your friends will call you lazy before they ever admit you're going through something real.

I tried telling them I've been feeling off, that the pressure is getting to me.

One just said, “It’s just a phase, boy.” Another called me lazy and soft. They started arguing,

threatening to crash out, while I'm just sitting there trying to breathe.

All I said was I needed some space, that life just doesn't feel like life right now.

I kept trying to tell them, "I can explain, just let me explain." But sometimes,

the people closest to you are the last ones to actually listen.