boys get sad too
from the little kid's archives (aka my diary)
it was a lie i told myself
i never saw him cry before
that made him the strong one
but maybe that's what made him strong
unapologetically
unashamed
of the tears drenching his hands
overflowing onto the floor
and how his body shook
from the earthquake of grief
rolling through his soul
when i held on to him
it shook me to my core
how wrong i was
so we held each other
uniting our tears
until they pooled around our bodies
becoming something we shared
a moment
as well as the truth
About the Creator
Alexandria Stanwyck
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💖 it! 🫶🏾
Fantastic free verse!!! Loved it!!!❤️❤️💕
Beautifully told. Thanks for sharing it. Do I cry? Not really but then again I am a product of my upbringing.
It's a shame so many boys are taught that men don't cry