Pāhonoa te oro

There are battles in life that no one ever sees. No noise. No audience. No applause. Just you… trying to survive another day. You wake up pretending everything is okay, kahit sa loob mo, pagod na pagod ka na. You smile, you laugh, you show up— pero walang nakakakita kung gaano kabigat yung dinadala mo. You fight silently. Hindi ka nagrereklamo. Hindi ka nagkukwento. Kasi sanay ka nang ikaw lang ang kakampi mo. And every night, when everything becomes quiet, dun mo nararamdaman lahat— yung pagod,