A message that cannot be spoken

Within every person,
lies a room no one knocks on,
where questions pile up,
and dreams sleep by dim light.

We smile often,
not because we're okay,
but because words
are sometimes heavier than silence.

We're good at persevering,
we master the role of "the strong one,"
and we forget that strength
lies not in constant endurance,
but in admitting when we're tired.

Some paths don't close,
they simply ask you
to walk them alone,
quietly,
without noise,
and without witnesses.

And what people don't know
is that the deepest transformations
happen within,
where there's no applause,
and no clear end,
only you...
learn how to be lighter.

If you ever arrive
and feel closer to yourself
than ever before,
know that all this silence
wasn't emptiness,
but a passage.