We Are, Supposed to Cry

We aren't supposed to cry.
It's weakness leaving the eye.
But what are tears for,
If not to make one stronger?

You're a man. Chin up.
Crying is for babies and women.
Ha, Ha, look at him, sissy.
We aren't supposed to cry.

We, are to be strong,
Have no feeling, show no pain.
We are not superman and
We aren't supposed to cry.

We shouldn't show weakness.
Somehow that makes us less.
Then who are we, women?
We aren't supposed to cry.

Don't show how vulnerable we really are.
If you must cry, do it alone but don't come out of the closet.
Then they will point and judge, label you gay.
But we are men and we aren't supposed to cry.

On the contrary, let the tears flow.
We need them, to rid ourselves the hurt.
To keep from becoming stark raving madmen.
But we aren't supposed to cry.

We are human, there by, flawed.
We get hurt, same as children.
We feel pain, same as women.
But we aren't supposed to cry.

No more hide behind, your bricks and mortar.
Suck it up no more, nor bottle it in.
Pretend not that the pain doesn't hurt.
But we are men and we aren't supposed to cry.

We hurt, feel pain, have broken hearts, we need to mend.
So let the tears come, let your fears flow out.
Let the bottle be broken and all the walls fall.
We are men and we are supposed to cry.

Reviews

[Ruth]

Everyone is supposed to cry! Great poem love, whatever gender we are...tears are always cleansing! xoxo

[Kenneth The Poet]

I will cry. Thanks for this.

[CHRIS ANDES]

for me crying is not a sign of weakness, the society dictated it to us
...to cry is just being true to your self...

[AJ Kristiansen]

Great write! I thoroughly agree with you here and the point you are making! Gender should not decide whether someone can or cannot express their emotions.. it's completely erroneous and builds a society of men who are out of touch with their emotions and who repress themselves in the name of being "strong" or "in control" which leaves them dispassionate bystanders to the women and children in their worlds! Keep writing about the issues realmwriter! :)

[Writing with Kae]

LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Crystal Marie Dreier]

This is amazing!

[joshua deathdealer]

Sometimes I sit down and cry out of nowhere..from bottling everything up. We need to cry. Love this poem..xx

[johnnyqueer]

I agree with the comment below. I cry when I want to, I don't care if I look "weak". Nice poem :)

[light and ashes]

I couldn't agree more with this poem. Society is so messed up with its views, one of them being how it views men, that they arent human beings who hurt but robots made of steel instead of flesh. Human beings need to cry. It is crucial to healing. I used to be one of those who always thought that it was too shameful for me to cry. Always bottling the hurt inside suppressing every feeling I had and all the bad memories but, that is not life, without these feelings you might as well be dead. Now I find that crying makes me strong. I cry so that I can move on instead of feeling the hurt bottled up inside and therefore always having it on my mind. There is no shame in crying. We are human beings its what we are supposed to do, fantastic poem with a great point, 100 for expressing this so nicely :]