The Things We Don't Post

I smiled for the camera kept the pain out of frame

Posted the sunlight but hid all the rain

They saw my wins not the nights I cried

When I was breaking but still tried

I used to think the world had to see me shine

But healing starts when you stop the lie

So if you're scrolling feeling small tonight

Don't believe the pictures they don't show the fight

Behind every highlight there's a heart that bleeds

Behind every perfect there's a need

You're not alone you're not less than most

There's beauty in the things you don't post

I compared my worth to someone else's smile

Forgot that my road just took a different mile

But the cracks in my heart let the sunlight in

And that's where the real healing begins

Now I see strength in my messy grace

Every tear just found its place

So if you're scrolling feeling out of place

Remember your story holds its space

Behind every highlight there's a fight unseen

Behind every dreamer a broken dream

You're doing better than you know

In the things the things you don't show

You don't have to hide your pain to be strong

You don't have to fake a smile to belong

The world needs your truth your unfiltered light

Every scar you carry shines so bright

So when you're tired of trying to be enough

Remember your heart is made of tough love

Behind every highlight there's a healing soul

Behind every fall a story told

You're not behind you're just finding your road

And there's beauty in the things you don't post

Maybe one day we'll all learn to show

The beauty in the things we don't post