@Olasquare 14 February 2024 more from that month

No One Knows.

Image Source. https://www.pexels.com/photo/crop-faceless-overwhelmed-black-man-covering-face-against-wall-5700198/ *It's hard to tell people how you feel when they have certain expectations* *Others easily assume it's all rosy until they hear your stories with certain situations* *How do you tell everyone that behind your smiles hide many frustrations?* *Walking with your head up high while hiding the pain inside* *No one knows what it feels like to be you and might never know* *Everyone bears their cross and tries to find the light at the end of the tunnel* *No one knows how overwhelming it is to be you* *Because your story is peculiar to you and heavy is the head that wears the crown* *No one can understand even if sometimes you scream it across the town* *Oh...he's simply lying they say, even when you tell them this white is actually brown* *What do you do when everyone expects you to be cheerful when you are down?* *We have certain perception of others sometimes* *Especially when we see them get to where we aim to get to as well* *We feel everything is all rosy there until we get there too* *Reality hits so hard but who do you explain to except they get there too?* *One one knows what it's like to be torn into different directions... trying to be strong* *No one knows because they choose not to know and sometimes it's wrong* *Sometimes I feel overwhelmed too and I can imagine how others might be feeling* *We all have our silent battles and there is no one without a struggle* *You can walk and run as fast as you like but never without a wobble* *Have you ever felt so drained of energy that you just want to vanish?* *Or just run to a lonely land.. being alone in a land they did banish?* *You just want to be alone...have it easy without much to lavish* *A land where you don't have to pretend to anyone, hide any pain or the truth garnish* *Everyone can assume all they like but no one knows what's like to be you* Thank you for your time. My pen doesn't bleed, it speaks, with speed and ease. Still me, My tongue is like the pen of a ready writer. Olawalium; (Love's chemical content, in human form). Take a dose today; doctor's order.