Carried Long

I've been carrying Longer than you know. I don't talk about the weight. I just carry it. I don't show the years it took. I just wear them quietly. Some things you hold So long they stop feeling heavy. They just feel like you. Oh. Never dropped it, never asked for help. Never showed how close I came. I've been carrying Longer than you know. Everything you see me hold Is half of what I don't show. I carried it alone. I carried through. I'm still standing. What more can I do? The things that almost broke me, I kept from Your door. I didn't want you carrying what I Was made for. Some people hold the storm so others feel the Sun. I've been doing that since before you knew My name. Oh, I've been carrying Longer than you know. Everything you see me hold Is half of what I don't show. I carried it alone. I carried it through. I'm still standing. What more can I do? You'll never know the full weight, And that's okay. That was always the point. I didn't carry it For you to see. I carried it Because someone had to, and I knew it had To be me. Still here. Still carrying. Still standing. Always was.