Crying in the Shadows

I let it build, Hold it deep inside. No one sees When I step outside. Every burden, Every heavy call, I took it all on, Tried not to fall. The weight keeps growing, My shoulders bend. No end in sight, But I won’t let it win. I cry in the shadows, Where no one can see. Silent rivers fall To keep them free. I bear their storms, I fight their fight, But my own flood Falls late at night. Friends and family, All their wounds I claim. Every wrong they suffer, Every scar, every flame. But when the silence Clears the room, I let the tears fall To fuel the bloom. I cry in the shadows, Where no one can see. Silent rivers fall To keep them free. I bear their storms, I fight their fight, But my own flood Falls late at night. If they only knew What it costs to stand tall… But a man can’t break Where the meek might fall. Crying in the shadows, Keeps me whole. They’ll never know What I hold in my soul.