Does that make him
Strong
In your eyes?

His facade is
All you want to see
No matter the pain and
How much he dies inside
Trying to hold it together

He has too many
Questions
He wonders
Why
Why must I hide my tears?
Why do they make me weak?
Why can’t I just cry?
Why. Why. Why.
Nobody dares answer

He feels like some
Emotionless freak
A robot who will die
With these volts of electricity
But he must hold back
Conform to
Society’s standards of
Strength for men

Just because you never
See his tears
Or glimmers
Staining his cheeks
Doesn’t make them any less real

One day soon
They will all fall down
Drowning him
Those feelings he hid
Bubbling up to the surface
Shattering every expectation
You gave him

Fluffy puppies all around
Hiding bones underground
Failing to not make any sound

Inside, outside sniffing the air
Of their surroundings they are aware
They don’t do it to give you a scare
They want to show you that they care

Chihuahuas, Chow Chows, corgis too
Enough breeds to fill a zoo

Too many breeds to name
I love them all the same

While every puppy is great
Mine was brought to me by fate
Not a moment too late

My puppy makes my heart full
Life with him is never dull

While my dog may drive me crazy
He is forever my baby

I love you more than
My heart and mind
Have the capacity for
But nothing could scare me away
Make me walk out the door

I love you more than
Endless words that are
Impossible to say
Ones that won’t do you justice
At the end of the day

I love you more than
That song I play on repeat
The one that helps me pick up the pieces
In the midst of a defeat

The fact is I love you
More than fiction
Allows me to
Escape what we call reality
Because you are better than any fantasy

I love you more than
Lazy days gone by
Ones that never
Make me want to cry


I love you more
Than you’ll ever know
I hope one day I’ll be able
To show it and I hope
One day you’ll feel it too

There's no more tears when
Your name flashes through my mind
No more heartbreak
When I remember how you
Walked out the door

Theres no more pain
You were the one who
Walked away
What a shame

I will not hold on to you anymore
This is the last time you get to
Leave me all alone

I won't wait around for you
To not love me too
I'd be crazy to

I'm not holding on anymore
Hope, love, happiness
All out the door

If you ever come back
I'll shut the door in your face
I'll have the
Pieces of my heart
Back in a good place

How long did it take you
To move on and
Forget what we were

You were everything
It took so long to
Pick up the pieces
When you left me

No reason
One day here
The next you
Disappear

I wonder now
If I ever cross your mind
You still come to mine

Missing you hurts
We were so good
But you left
Without a trace and
My heart
Lost its place

I never feel my anxiety
Creeping in on me
It crashes down in
Waves of panic and horror

When it finally reaches shore
It's pulling back
Waiting to attack again

There's no real
Calm inside this storm
Swirling in my mind

When the waves hit
Gotta brace for impact
Lest it pull you under

Pieces you left of me
Shattered over the floor
Walking on glass
It's no surprises I have
Scars covering my body

You knew I was broken
When you left
But you took advantage
Acted like you cared

I was nothing before
What would that make me now?
Silent, broken, alone
I'll never be
Anywhere near whole