You Don’t Have to Be Strong Tonight

Let me be the one who tells you it’s okay to stop pretending you’re fine. Let me be the voice that reaches through the noise, the one that says you don’t always have to be brave. Let me remind you that you’re not broken. You’re not too much. You’re not a burden to be carried.

You’re someone who deserves to be held gently, without conditions. Let me take the weight for a while.

Let me hold the silence so you can finally breathe. You don’t have to fix anything right now. You’re allowed to rest. You’re allowed to simply exist.

Let me stay with you for a moment, in the quiet, in the dark, in the soft places that only show up when you stop trying to be strong.

You’ve done enough. You are enough. So let me help you remember that.