Can you hear me?

There’s a silence sitting heavy in my chest,

Like a weight I never chose, but never left.

Smiles crack like mirrors on my face,

Trying to hold on, but I’m breaking in place.

I want to scream, but the air just dies,

The louder it hurts, the quieter I cry…

And no one sees what’s underneath my skin,

The war I’m losing, the storm within.

Can you hear me?

Even if I don’t speak?

If my voice fades out,

Would you still believe

That I’m trying,

That I’m still here,

Even when I disappear?

Please…

Can you hear me?

Sometimes I feel like I’m not real,

Like I’m a shadow even I can't feel.

And I hate the mirror, hate my name,

Hate this heart that feels too much shame.

I whisper loud inside my mind,

But the world just moves, it leaves me behind.

And I wonder, if I fell to the floor,

Would anyone notice anymore?

Can you hear me?

Even if I don’t speak?

If my voice fades out,

Would you still believe

That I’m trying,

That I’m still here,

Even when I disappear?

Please…

Can you hear me?

I don’t need saving

Just someone to stay.

To sit in the silence,

And not look away.

I’ll keep breathing through the ache,

Even when I’m not sure why.

No happy ending here tonight

Just me beneath a silent sky.