don't want to be a weight on your shoulders,
a burden that drags you down, your spirit smothered.
I know the pain I carry, the darkness I hold
can sometimes feel like a load too heavy to uphold.
So I'll suffer in silence, keep my sorrows at bay,
unwilling to add to the trials you face each day.
I couldn't bear to ask for more, to cause you more despair.
The world is heavy enough without me adding my pain,
my anxieties, my fears, the struggles within my brain.
I'll shoulder them alone, put on a brave face
so you'll never have to know the hurt I can't erase.
Because you deserve to be free, to live without this weight,
to find your own happiness, without extra burdens to abate.
So I'll hide my pain behind a smile, my grief behind a laugh,
determined to be strong, even if it means that I have to be the half.
One day, perhaps, I'll be whole, my burdens finally gone,
and then I'll come to you, our friendship made stronger.
But until that day arrives, I'll walk this path alone,
carrying my cross to spare you, so you're never overthrown.
