Words on a page
are all good and fine
and allow me to sleep
at night.
But some things you feel
you just can't hash out.
Sometimes we're born to fight.
And sometimes that's right.

You and I found a place
where we hurt a little less
and the only tears on your face
come with a smile.
Where everything's still a mess
but some things are certain.

Cast me to the woods
Unbaptize me
Unbaptize me
Bury me
under leaves
in autumn,
set me ablaze.

I found heaven in your eyes.
Peace, pain, and no lies.
And I don't know
what I'd do
or where I'd go
If I lost you.
I'd lose me too.

Men are 3 to 7 times more likely to commit suicide than women.
Men account for 55 percent of the workforce, but account for 92 percent of workplace deaths.
Men live on average 5 years less than women.
Police shoot more white men than any other demographic each year.
The vast majority of people in prison are men.
The majority of people suffering from homelessness are men.
Men are encouraged to seek help with there mental health but are ridiculed or ignored when they try.
77 percent of suicides are men.

"Be more open about your emotions"
"Stop complaining, you have no right to complain"
"Man up"
"Don't be a *****"
"That's not a real man's job"
"Grow a pair"
"You won't even fight back?"
"I need a man that can afford me"
"Men don't cry its a sign of weakness"
"Men have it so good"
"All men are trash"

"**** all men"

Welcome to manhood.

And suddenly
you were a stranger again.
And the little things you did hurt.
And I was never ok with it.
And I'll say I'm fine
but at what price?

Melting snow and chill winds.
Wisconsin spring days,
where the only heat is the sun's rays
through a clear sky.
***** snow piles
on the sides of the street in the city.
Puddles on cracked concrete.
The scent of unveiling foliage
on the breeze.
Quiet moments alone,
the calm before the storm.
Dead to the world
but never feeling so alive
as thoughts creep in.
Wishing things could've been different
Wishing no one had to be wounded so.
Take me back to slow life.
Take me back to no cares.
I wasn't planning to survive.

All of my heart
will always be yours.
My body and soul
forever more.
And all that you are
is all that I want.
No matter where we go
we'll not be apart.
The love of my life
has always been you.
You opened my eyes to what
love is like when it's true.
You love me like no one
has ever before.
So all of my heart
will always be yours.

He sits in his car and
listens to the rain.
He should be at work but
he's on the edge again.
He misses her so much.
Every second they're apart.
Not sure how it happened
but she takes up his whole heart.
His world has been breaking
cause she feels like dying.
His chest keeps on acheing.
In the driver's seat crying
again.
It's all the time now.
And he just wishes
he could
stop the pain.