16/10/2025
She stays.
Not because she’s weak…
But because she believes her children need a “complete” home.
She hides her pain behind a tired smile,
wipes her tears before they wake,
and tells herself, “They’re too young to understand.”
Every night, she whispers “It’s okay… as long as they’re happy.”
But deep down, she knows
they see the fear in her eyes,
they hear the silence after the shouting,
they’re learning what love shouldn’t look like.
One day, she’ll choose peace.
Not because she stopped loving him
but because she finally started loving herself.
And her children will understand.
