WHY?!

WHY AM I FEELING THIS AGAIN?

I AM HAPPY.

I AM CONTENT.

I AM SATISFIED.

SO WHY DOES MY HEART FEEL LIKE THIS?

THERE IS A HEAVINESS I CAN’T NAME.

A QUIET ACHE THAT WON’T LEAVE.

I FEEL UNSEEN.

I FEEL UNCHOSEN.

I FEEL LIKE NO ONE IS FIGHTING FOR ME.

AND SOMEHOW,

I FEEL WORTHLESS—

EVEN WHEN I KNOW I’M NOT.

MY FAMILY LOVES ME.

I KNOW THAT.

I KNOW I MATTER TO THEM.

SO WHY AM I STILL REACHING?

WHY AM I STILL HUNGRY FOR MORE?

MY HEART IS FULL,

YET IT FEELS EMPTY.

I AM SEARCHING FOR SOMETHING

I DON’T EVEN WANT—

AND IT’S EXHAUSTING.

WHY DOES THIS FEEL SO HEAVY?

WHY DOES IT HURT LIKE THIS?

WHY AM I BOTHERED?

WHY?