All I want to say is that I see you. I see you trying to be okay for the ones you love, trying to smile not because you want to but for the smiles it will bring on the faces of your people. I see you waiting for the right time to let go of your suppressed pain, and to finally cry. I see you praying for respite when nobody sees you. I see you wiping your tears to go back to the ones who need you. I know you are trying to be strong. I know this routine walk from pain to strength to pain again is stealing life from your days. I know it's hard for you to think of being happy again. I know there are too many wishes to fulfill and in your hands you own too little. I know there's so much you want to do but you can do so little. It's hard. Life is hard sometimes. And I know there's nothing you can do about it. But, you can hang in there. You can hold on to your faith. I promise this will pass. New ways will open. And all of hardships will make sense one day. Take care of yourself while you are taking care of everything else. Life is a blessing when the tests are over. Stay. This darkness will go away. One day, this sun will not just be a yellow ball, it will bring you light.
Sabina Yesmin
