Hush, don't cry

If you do I might, too

And I don't want to be weak

Like the others said I was

 

When the memories take rein

I see myself falling

Clutching the dirt

Making rain come from my eyes

 

Ha-ha-ha, they teased

Amused at my loss

I stood and wiped it away

Leaving dirt smudged on my cheeks

 

S'not funny! S'not funny!

My words were slurred as I left

And they called me 'a wimp'

But I was strong enough to fall

 

When I came in

I told of the sorrow

You cried

And together we made a chain of tears

 

And now a time later

It feels like another world

I won't cry and be weak

But you cry and be strong

 

The biggest hurt you can have

Is the one of keeping it in

If you looked in my heart

It'd be riddled with holes

 

Torn, gaping, gasping, sobbing

But that's on the inside

Where I can bear it

And on the outside my eyes aren't swollen

 

But yours are, yes

And your heart is strong

Beating, breathing, living

Yes, you are not weak

 

But it's too late now

As you cry and I cannot contribute

Because I left myself back in the dirt

Along with them a chain of tears