I bleed when I fall. Darkness scare me and so does heart breaks. You may never see but sometimes I sleep on wet pillows. I put on a tough smile but I have a storm inside.

You call me a man. He should be strong, he carries a shield against his soul. He can bear the pain, he should make it through afterall he is a man. But I get tired, I get weak. You can lean on me but I also need a shoulder to rub my runny nose. You can make me do the bigger share of work but don't assume I can bear the bigger share of heart ache just because I am a man.

I am sorry I can't bear our child in me, I am sorry I can't show my inside like you do, I am sorry I play it tough but hurt like crazy, I am sorry I am born a man and you a woman. You can tell me your reasons behind your tears, go ahead! I will listen, but you may never know the pain behind my crooked smile just because I am a man.
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