A song you wrote that only made your friend cry is still a song that worked.

Reach and effect are two different measurements. A piece that genuinely moved one person did the thing art is for, and a piece seen by thousands who felt nothing did not, whatever the numbers suggest. Audience size is easy to count, which is how it quietly becomes the standard. What happened inside one person is harder to see and much more to the point.

Think of the strongest response your work has ever had, even if it came from a single person. Write down what they said. Judge the next thing against that rather than against a view count.