Lately life hasn't been kind to someone I care about deeply I've watched him go through things he never deserved carrying burdens I wish I could take off his shoulders even if only for a little while... Sometimes I wish I could make the world a little softer for him just so he could breathe without having to be strong all the time so I drew him not simply to capture his face but to preserve a feeling I hope he never forgets and it's how proud I am of him
I'm proud of him for the battles nobody sees, for the mornings he gets up despite everything and for continuing to move forward even when life gives him very little reason to I know a drawing can't fix what's hurting him and a few strokes of brown on a canvas can't promise him easier days but I wanted to leave him something that could outlast this difficult chapter something he might look at years from now and remember that even when the world felt unbearably heavy someone saw something beautiful in him... I hope he never mistakes his struggles for weakness or a painful season for the entirety of his story I couldn't make life gentler for him so I made something to remind him that he is loved, that his efforts matter and that I'm proud of him even on the days he isn't proud of himself and if he ever forgets his worth I hope this drawing remembers it for him