A Strong Man Poem by Christian Rivera

I've been trying to cry
Every night
For the past seven years
through the cheers
And fears
But my eyes remain clear

As hard as I want to let it all out
My eyes are in a drought
The rains won't come to save me
Help me
Make me
Stronger

I am weak
Because I can only stare at the sadness in front of me
With a lump in my throat
And I choke
But that's as far as I go

I want to cry
It's not strange how people ask me why
I just say
It's my way
Of showing I'm still human
I want to be a strong man

So just because I haven't shed a tear
Don't assume I'm not afraid
I have plenty of fear
I'm only human and the day will come
When my rains will drown out the Sun