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<\/p>\n
When you were 2, you fell down and hurt yourself,
\nTears rolled down your cheek,
\n”Boys don’t cry” they said..
\nTears are for the weak.<\/p>\n
When you were 5, you lost your pet,
\nYou cried a lot in grief,
\n”Boys don’t cry” they said..
\nTears are for the weak.<\/p>\n
When you were 8, you loved to dance,
\nDancing is for girls, boys play sports they speak,
\nYou protested and cried ”Boys don’t cry” they said..
\nTears are for the weak.<\/p>\n
When you were 10, you tried to cook,
\nHe slapped your mother for making you work, and she couldn’t even speak,
\nYou heard her cry and your eyes watered ” Boys don’t cry she said..
\nTears are for the weak.<\/p>\n
When you were 12, they beat you,
\nYou cried as you were bullied,
\n”Boys don’t cry” they said..
\nTears are for the weak.<\/p>\n
When you entered in college, you didn’t drink or smoke
\nThey laughed and called you geek,
\nBut by then you knew ”Boys don’t cry”
\nTears are for the weak.<\/p>\n
So you became one of them, you cursed, drank and smoked,
\nAnd other ”geeks” you bullied,
\nWhen they cried, ” Boys don’t cry” you said,
\nTears are for the weak.<\/p>\n
You liked a girl, she liked you back,
\nThe tears of joy threatenend to leak,
\n” Boys don’t cry” you remembered,
\nShe may consider you weak.<\/p>\n
She is romantic and expresses freely,
\nBut you could not open up to her and nothing heartfelt you could speak,
\nYou could not be romantic or expressive
\nAs being expressive is for the weak.<\/p>\n
When you both fought, she cried,
\nYou could not show the care and concern even when your heart did bleed,
\nYou are conditioned to supress the emotions ,
\nAs showing emotions is for the weak.<\/p>\n
Your mother died and you felt alone,
\nHow much you wanted to weep,
\n” Boys don’t cry” they said,
\nTears are for the weak.<\/p>\n
You became depressed and avoided your love.
\nAs even with her you couldn’t share and speak,
\n” Boys don’t cry” you thought she will also say
\nTears are for the weak.<\/p>\n
She came and held your hand,
\nShe said ” I know how you feel”
\nYou can cry your heart out..
\nTears make you strong not weak.<\/p>\n
You were shocked and could not believe,
\nBut when she gently smiled, the dam of tears started to leak,
\nAll that you suffered flowed out
\nand you felt empowered not weak.<\/p>\n
You now freely laughed and freely cried,
\nRealizing you are just a human who can feel,
\nLiving your life to the fullest,
\nWith all emotions, passion and zeal.<\/p>\n
Some taunted, some stared,
\nand some thought you were freak,
\nHow can a man so freely cry?
\nIsn’t he afraid he would seem weak.<\/p>\n
But you are the strongest you know,
\nyou can stand on what you believe,
\nYou now teach every little boy you meet,
\nThat he can cry, dance, cook, express and freely live
\nIt is what would make him strong not weak.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
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