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"Real men don't cry"
They whisper low
"What will others think?"
Keep struggles slow
Don't let it show
"Be a man now"
Like walls of stone
"Society is watching"
Keep walking alone
Through storms unknown
"Boys will be strong"
They drum these beats
"Log kya kahenge?"*
While heart retreats
In dark deceits
"Man up," they say
"Don't be so weak"
Carry the weight now
Of dreams that leak
Through spirits meek
When I stop now
To look within
Find broken pieces where
Strength should have been
Under this skin
"Be the provider"
"Support them all"
"What will world say?"
While spirits fall
Behind this wall
Used like machines here
To build their dreams
"Men must endure it"
While soul screams
In silent streams
"Tough guys move on"
"Just let it be"
Yet tears keep falling
Where none can see
This pain in me
Who hears the crack
In midnight songs?
When masks fall off
And all these wrongs
Break where belongs
Remember I'm human
Not made of steel
Need love and kindness
These wounds must heal
These pains must feel
(*"Log kya kahenge" means "What will people say" - a common phrase used in many cultures)
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