Why would you care if I cry?

It isn't my place

If I have tears on my face

Or if I have cried

And wiped red raw my eyes?


Why should you care if I cry?

Can I not feel

But women can wail

Or I cannot show

That I feel even low?


Why will you care if I cry?

What is wrong with

Showing that I live

And feel the same

Yet I'll get the blame?


Why judge me if I cry?

Say it's not worth the tears

Instead of laughter and jeers

And bullying a man

For showing my tears?


I don't care if I cry.

It's better to show

That you're sad and you care

Than letting then know

That you're cold and unaware.


So what if I cry?

Because I'm a boy

and I don't hide my fears

I show when I find joy

And I'm proud of my tears.


I'm not actually a boy, but I hate when people judge boys for crying or say that they shouldn't. It gets on my nerves, so... yeah :)

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