Being brave is smiling even though you want to cry Being brave is not leaving those you love because you can Being brave is staying alive just because you don’t want to hurt others Being brave is crying at night and not telling anyone in fear of them being worried Being brave is helping others with their problems even though nobody helps with yours You are brave You smile through the pain Hide your feelings so I don’t hurt You never asked for help Or cried aloud You stayed with me when I cried and had a bad day Or when I wanted to talk You talked first I never said hi first When you asked for help I left you hanging When you wanted to talk I was busy Now you don’t talk to me And when my days are long and I need to talk You aren’t there because I never was We smile in passing No words escape your lips Just silent cries and it’s pretty sad I loved you the most when you were saying goodbye