Bravery and toughness
Strength and stamina
We herald the heroes
Who have it all in place
Fortresses and walls
Demarcation of bounds
Stiffer up lips
Armored from inside halls
Guarded and braced
Not sure what we’ll face
Only certain this will not be
The thing that breaks me
We hear it like a drum
pounding in our head
Repeating the messages
one beat at a time
Making for a lifeline
Where all is always fine
Keep focused on the outside
A little tighter on the armor
It might be a threat
If you let ’em see the sweat
Harder and tighter
Keep driving it home
One more beat
And you’ll be the beast
The beast you see
Is not you and me
The beast you fear
Are your own tears
The ones dripping
Down your tense face
From holding so tight
To save your place
A place in a world
Where no one wants to be
Who they are designed to be
Alas, there is more
Another place
Not lined with wire
but courage is required
The only fence
is letting go of pretense
A place on the inside
Where there is more than one side
Unblocked and unframed
Breakable and undefended
Soft and gushy
Flowing with breath
Cycling through stagnation
Beating to its own drum
It is an entirely different station
Not on the same tracks
It’s Grand Central Station
of your heart.
Next stop: vulnerability
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