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.