Holding everyone else
Being the calm one in the corridor.
Often felt by Caregiver.
Messages you might recognize
Short first-person lines from the Folkwall — so this feeling takes up a little less of the room.
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“I know every nurse by face. Nobody asks if I ate.”
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“I translate bad news into soft words and swallow the rest.”
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“Tonight I will cry in the bathroom where nobody needs me.”
Other feelings on the wall
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Tired but trying
Soft mornings after hard nights.
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Quietly anxious
The mind looping when you want stillness.
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Missing someone
Love that has nowhere to land.
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Starting over
A first step that still feels heavy.
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Grateful, somehow
Warmth showing up in the middle of it all.
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Need a pause
Permission to stop performing calm.