Boys Don't Cry
Boys Don't Cry
Just a crack, at first
Too small for even me to notice
And then it widened
So I buried it down deep inside
Never again
Wasn’t emotion weakness?
Boys aren’t supposed to cry.
It kept widening
I kept breaking
But I told no one
Boys aren’t supposed to cry.
No more comfort, no more hugs
Sissy, they called me
Is wanting a mother’s love really that wrong?
My heart began aching
But I remained silent
Boys aren’t supposed to cry.
I’m an adult now, and I regret
So many things in life
How I never learnt to share
My emotions, my feelings
All locked up inside
How I never learnt to talk
Buried instead, my bitterness, my thoughts
And now I see
So many prejudiced people
Just like me
Following the same path that I took
Winding, winding,
Winding down the wrong side of humanity
After all
Boys aren’t supposed to cry.