You give and give, pouring every piece of yourself into the world, but to them, it's still nothing. You could burn yourself to exhaustion, shatter yourself into a thousand pieces trying to fit their expectations, yet they would still call you lazy. They would still say you aren't trying hard enough.
You wake up every day, dragging your tired body forward, but to them, it looks like you are standing still. You push through the exhaustion, through the weight of unseen battles, but they only see what they want to see. Compared to everyone else, compared to the ones who shine so with lesser efforts, you are just… nothing,you still can't shine no matter how much you triple you already 100% effort you're still Not trying enough. Not strong enough. Not enough.
And the more you try to change their minds, the more they resist. The more you push, the harsher their words become, cutting deeper, leaving wounds no one bothers to see. So maybe it's better not to try anymore, not to prove, not to explain, not to beg for understanding. Just survive. Just exist. Just breathe.
Because if one day you were gone, truly gone, they would mourn you with empty words. They would say, "She was kind," or "She did her best," but it wouldn't change a thing. And you wouldn't be there to hear it.
So for your sake, keep going. Not for them. Not to prove anything. Just because you deserve to be here. You deserve to breathe, to take up space, to exist, even if the world refuses to see you, they'll see you shine....