Only the Strong
heard how
you died
somewhere
inside
wanting
to kill off
the pain
for good
to feel nothing
at all
and you might think
it was all about her
and how she broke you
how you couldn’t bear to live
in a world without her
there
but you gotta know better
better than that
heard about your dad dying
a boy needs his dad at 14
a boy will always need his dad
especially in his 20s
his mother, too
heard she wouldn’t come
wouldn’t come to see you
and that tells me all I need
to know
only met you
that one time
and shook your hand
you can tell a lot about a person
by the way they
shake your hand
I liked you right off
had a sense of a good guy
unsure of himself
you’re gonna get through this
you might think you won’t
right now
but you will
nothing in your life
will ever be this hard
or hurt this much
which will make everything else
just everything else
in time, you’ll see
you’ll see
you didn’t need her
to make you happy
and whole
or your mother to hold your hand
or your father to give you advice
or your friends to understand
you’re made of more than memories
more than this
so much more than this
trust yourself
in who you are
always
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