A man—
he gets tired, but never rests,
he hides storms inside his chest.
He walks with pain in every step,
but still his promises he kept.
A man—
when life hits him again and again,
he learns to smile through the pain.
He loses himself to feed his own,
yet nobody knows what he has grown.
A man—
he is expected to be a shield,
even when his heart won't heal.
He must protect, he must provide,
even when he's broken inside.
A man—
he watches his dreams slowly die,
but still he never asks "why?"
He says, "I'm okay" with a grin,
while the war is loud within.
A man—
when he fails, they laugh and blame,
when he succeeds, they call it "game."
No one sees the nights he cried,
no one knows how much he tried.
A man—
he becomes strong, not by choice,
but because no one hears his voice.
And one day he realizes,
he wasn't born to be heartless…
he was trained to be silent.