Hidden Illness

Sometimes it feels like society says 

You should be always happy, 

Showing your sadness is a 

Sign of weakness.

But I know

You are not a burden

People do care about you

You are here for a reason

The world would not be the same 

Without you.

Sometimes the seas of it all 

Crash down upon you

Sometimes you find yourself 

Swallowed beneath the waves

Sometimes the night is as heavy as an anchor 

And you cling to your shore

Sometimes everything goes wrong

Sometimes you look at your life and think

"I can't. I quit,"

This is what the hidden illness does

And I'm here to say to everyone and anyone

With these hidden illnesses -

You are important.

You are endless.

Be good to you 

And if anyone tells you otherwise,

You tell yourself that people need other people.

And no one else

Can play your part.