Oh, did it hurt? Shifting from a happy, jolly, talkative person to someone who barely speaks, barely feels, barely cares.

Yeah, I bet it did. But pain doesn’t always scream. Sometimes, it just sits there, quietly changing you.

One day, you wake up and realize— you’re not who you used to be. The world that once felt so full, so bright, now seems distant.

You laugh less, you speak less, not because you want to, but because life taught you that silence holds lessons.

Listen.

You’re still there, under all that weight. You’re still the person who wants love deeply, laugh loudly, live fully.

Maybe, just maybe, you can find your way back.

curlyphries does not take any credit for this anonymous poem