Itâs not that youâre fine. Itâs that youâve learned how to survive like this.
You wake up. You answer messages. You get through the day.
You laugh when youâre supposed to. You say âIâm goodâ automatically.
And no one notices how tired you actually are.
Not sleepy tired. Not âlong dayâ tired.
The kind of tired that lives in your chest. That sits behind your eyes. That doesnât go away after rest.
Youâre not dramatic. Youâre not weak.
Youâre just exhausted in a way thatâs hard to explain.
How long have you been pretending?













