Holding him, his sobs echoing into my chest,
My tears paused for a moment to rest
Salt and water showed so much love
Something I didn't know he was capable of.
Such a small time frame and it all changed
So real and warm and unexpectedly strange
I'd never seen a man burst into tears
Releasing all of his emotions and fears
Pulled back his face, blaringly red
And I will never ever forget what he said
"I'm sorry", and with that I just tore
I knew I had made his heart heavy and sore
"Baby, no it'll all be okay"
All that I could manage to say
Wiped off his cheeks but the pain still came
His face was dry but his eyes not the same
Pulled him close and held him tight
All of my emotions tried not to fight
But in the moment all I could feel
Was his pain, so open and loud and real.