Hold the Flame

Pain is the price of leadership.

You fight through the storm.
You push through the struggle.
You take the hits they never see.

So they can smile.
So they can laugh in peace.
So they can live free of the weight you carry.

It’s harsh.
It’s lonely.
But this is the burden of a man who leads.

Strength isn’t comfort.
Strength is walking through fire and smiling.

You fight so they don’t have to.
You suffer so they can be happy.

And in the end,
when you see them safe,
when you see them smiling—

Every step through the storm was worth it.
Every struggle becomes fuel.

Do it for them. Because no one else will.

Step up.
Take the weight.
Hold the flame.

-Yanni