To Whom It May Concern

Inside your head,

a storm rages,

a tempest unseen but felt with every breath.

You are a ship lost at sea,

adrift in the chaos of your own mind.

They say it's all in your head,

as if these words can dismiss the reality,

as if the torment is imagined,

a figment of overactive thoughts.

But you feel it, every day, every night,

the weight of a thousand shadows,

pressing down, suffocating.

To whom it may concern,

this is not a cry for attention,

nor a plea for sympathy.

This is your truth,

raw and unfiltered,

a glimpse into the abyss.

There are days when the light breaks through,

a fragile beam of hope.

But more often, the darkness envelops you,

a cloak of despair that you cannot shake.

You wear it like a second skin,

and it whispers lies,

telling you that you are not enough,

that you will never be enough.

Every smile is a mask,

every laugh a hollow echo.

Inside, you are crumbling,

pieces of you falling away,

lost to the void.

To whom it may concern,

this is not a choice,

not a weakness,

not an excuse.

It is a battle,

a fight for survival,

against an enemy that knows you too well.

You wake up to the same struggle,

the same relentless tide,

pulling you under,

drowning you in self-doubt and fear.

You try to reach out,

to grasp at anything that might save you,

but your hands find only emptiness.

There are moments of clarity,

brief and fleeting,

where you see the world as it is,

not through the haze of your mind.

In those moments, you remember who you are,

who you could be,

if only this darkness would release you.

To whom it may concern,

understand this:

You are not defined by your flaws,

but it is a part of you,

a part you cannot ignore.

It shapes your days, your nights,

your thoughts, your dreams.

But you are still here,

fighting,

struggling,

surviving.

You are more than your pain,

more than your fears.

You are human,

imperfect and flawed,

but still worthy of love,

of understanding.

To whom it may concern,

do not judge what you cannot see,

do not dismiss what you do not know.

This is real,

and it is a battle you face every day.

But you are still here,

and that is enough.