Still Here

I don’t know when it started
But everything got quieter
Not peaceful
Just quieter
Like I learned how to hold my breath
Without realizing I was doing it

Some days feel heavier than they should
And I can’t explain why
Nothing is wrong
Nothing is right
It just sits in my chest
And waits

I keep moving
Even when I don’t feel like I’m going anywhere
I keep showing up
Even when it feels unnoticed
There’s a kind of tired
That sleep doesn’t touch

I tell myself it’ll pass
Because that’s what you’re supposed to say
But some things don’t pass
They just change shape
And you learn how to live around them

I’m still here
Even when it doesn’t feel like much
Even when I don’t feel strong
I’m still here

Sometimes I wonder
If anyone sees how hard it is
To stay this quiet
To keep everything from spilling out
To act like it doesn’t take effort
Just to exist

I don’t need answers
I don’t need reasons
I just want to feel less alone in it
Like someone else understands this feeling
Without me having to explain it

I’m still here
Breathing through it
Carrying it
Learning how to hold it without breaking

(soft echo / lower voice)
Still here

If you’re listening
And something in this feels familiar
That’s enough
You don’t have to name it
You don’t have to fix it

I’m still here
And maybe that’s the part that matters

(quiet, layered)
Still here
Still here