Sometimes I smile, but inside I cry,
Sometimes I laugh, but I don’t know why.
I say I’m fine, I say I’m okay,
But I lose a little strength every day.
People see my face, but they don’t see my pain,
They see the sunshine, but not all the rain.
They hear my voice, but they don’t hear my heart,
They see me standing, but they don’t see me fall apart.
I wake up in the morning, I try to be strong,
But sometimes I wonder where I went wrong.
I put on my shoes, I get out of bed,
But there are so many thoughts inside my head.
I carry my worries from morning to night,
I try to do everything, I try to do right.
I help other people, I listen, I care,
But when I need someone, is anybody there?
Emotional exhaustion is hard to explain,
It’s not always sadness, it’s not always pain.
It’s feeling so tired, but unable to rest,
It’s giving your all, but feeling less and less.
It’s when your mind says, “Please, take a break,”
But your heart keeps saying, “For everybody’s sake.”
It’s when you want peace, but you cannot find,
A quiet little place for your tired mind.
I don’t want to be angry, I don’t want to shout,
I just want to understand what this feeling’s about.
I want to be happy, I want to feel free,
I want to become the best version of me.
But sometimes my energy disappears,
And I carry my worries, my doubts, and my fears.
I don’t know how to say what I need to say,
So I keep everything hidden away.
I tell myself, “Tomorrow will be better,”
I write my dreams in an imaginary letter.
I hope for a morning with sunshine and light,
A peaceful day, a peaceful night.
But when the same problems come back again,
I feel like I’m walking through endless rain.
I try to be patient, I try to forgive,
I try to remember the reasons to live.
Sometimes I need silence, sometimes I need space,
Sometimes I need someone to look at my face.
And say, “You don’t have to carry it all,
You don’t have to be perfect, you don’t have to stand tall.”
Because I am human, I get tired too,
I have my limi
