I don’t need validation I just need you to nod your head and let me live

all I'm doing is trying to survive and just because my struggle isn't yours doesn't make it less of a struggle it isn't a competition of who is hurting more why can't we just acknowledge the pain so we can go on with our days

who slept less who cares we've all got our own fears keeping us up past midnight and through the twilight we are all singing lullabies trying to remember why stars, the very infinity that makes us feels so small, used to feel like home