I am not strong
But no one must know
Weakness I must never show
I must be rock
I must be stone
Any time I'm not alone

Is that emotion?
Did you just feel?
Cover up
Conceal
Conceal
Leave no signs
Leave no trace
Stony, vacant, deadpan face

Don't bring a jacket
You feel no cold
You feel nothing
You are stone

You're not afraid or insecure
Save that for when you're alone
Until you shut your bedroom door
You are stone, you are stone

Skin will tear
And hearts will break
And even human bone
I'm not allowed to be that weak
So I must become stone

Strike me
Kick me
Denigrate me
This much I will condone
Despite all your best efforts
You cannot injure stone

Strong I'm not
But I won't tell
I'll never let it show

Someone might misunderstand
And think I'm flesh and bone

They may think I'm a person
But I'm not
*I'm only stone