@maya.gray32: The hardest part about becoming strong is that eventually, people stop checking if you’re okay. 💔
They assume you’ve got it handled. That you’ll figure it out, like you always do. That whatever life throws at you, you’ll find a way through.
And maybe you will.
But nobody sees what it costs you.
The nights you fall apart behind closed doors. The tears you wipe away before anyone notices. The moments you desperately wish someone would ask how you’re doing… and actually stay long enough to hear the answer.
Because being strong doesn’t mean you stopped hurting.
Being independent doesn’t mean you stopped needing people.
And knowing how to survive alone doesn’t mean you should have to.
Sometimes, the person who holds everyone else together is quietly praying that someone will notice they’re falling apart, too. 🫂❤️🩹
I wrote “I Needed a Hug” for every heart that’s been mistaken for unbreakable.
You deserve to be checked on.
You deserve to be cared for.
And you deserve to be held, even when the world thinks you’re doing just fine.
🎶 “I Needed a Hug” by Viviane Reid
When was the last time someone genuinely asked if you were okay? 🥹
#emotional #soulpop #newsong #singer #viralsong
