MoonStrength

The boy hides in the darkened depths of his room
The floor cold
The air nippy
His heart heavy from holding on so long

All his life he has been told to be strong
And to hold onto his hopes
But sometimes he finds it hard just to breathe,
Let alone find strength for the day

Curling in a fetal position, he wonders to himself
How long he can show no weakness
He's not sure if he even has one
He knows he does,
Everyone does
But he's pushed it so far away, he's forgotten

In his attempts to be individual,
He has forgotten the simple pleasure of trust
To just let go and not worry of the future
Forgotten what it's like to not be on his guard

Lone, he looks out his window cross the room
A pale moon retracts light across the walls
Like the moon, he will keep rising above and beyond
He will stay strong so others can look up for hope

But he will pray for the day that, like the moon,
He can hide behind a sun