Tears of Steel

They whisper, "Men don't cry," Forge hearts of iron, eyes dry stone. But rivers carve canyons high, From tears, true mountains are grown. Let salt rain fall, unashamed, Wash the mask, reveal the core. In every drop, a strength reclaimed Men weep, and rise evermore. They say men don't cry So I swallow storms in the dark, Eyes like cracked earth, parched and dry, A heart drowning, note by note. Nights bleed shadows, unspoken ache, Walls of silence, thick as chains Tears dammed deep, they twist and break, Alone in the flood no one names.