You're not a failure

Darling, you're a masterpiece…

You, with the tired eyes and the heavy heart-

I know what you’re thinking.

That you should be further by now,

that you should be stronger,

that the weight you carry

should feel lighter by this point.

But listen to me-

you’re not a failure.

You are a fighter in a quiet war,

a survivor of storms no one else saw.

The world only sees what you show them,

but I know the battles you fight

when no one’s watching.

The mornings you rise

when your body begs you to stay still.

The nights you cry yourself to sleep

and still wake up ready to try again.

The dreams you keep holding onto

even when they slip through your fingers.

That is not failure.

That is courage.

You think because you’re not there yet,

because the finish line keeps moving,

that you’re losing.

But the truth is-

every step forward, no matter how small,

is a victory.

Every time you choose hope over fear,

kindness over bitterness,

love over anger-

you win.

You are not defined by your mistakes,

by the days you fell apart,

by the times you had to start over.

You are defined by your persistence,

by the strength it takes to keep going,

by the softness you still carry

despite the hardness of this world.

So when the voices in your head

tell you you’re not enough,

that you’re falling behind,

that you’ll never get it right-

remember this:

The fact that you’re still here,

still trying,

still hoping,

still loving-

proves them wrong.

You are not a failure.

You are a masterpiece in progress,

a story still unfolding,

a soul that refuses to give up.

And that?

That makes you unstoppable.