The weight of his world

He stood like a mountain, weathered and worn,

A heart full of stories, a soul battle-torn.

I saw his strength, the way he endured,

But he saw himself as something unsure.

He said, “You only see me when I’m strong and proud,

But life’s not always a cheering crowd.

When the pain sets in and I can’t stand tall,

Will you still love me when I start to fall?”

His voice cracked, but his walls were high,

And I tried to break through, I swear I tried.

You pushed me away, said I couldn’t stay,

Told me love’s not built for the heavy days.

You said, “I’ve got nothing, no future to give,

Just battles to fight and regrets to relive.”

But I would’ve carried the weight of your world,

For the older man who once called me his girl.

He told me his hands don’t work like they should,

The days feel longer than he ever thought they could.

The medals he earned now gather dust,

And the man he was is buried in rust.

“I’ve given all I could, there’s nothing left,

I’m not the hero you think I am,” he confessed.

But I didn’t love him for glory or gold,

I loved the man behind the stories he told.

His scars ran deep, but my love ran wide,

I’d have stood by him, come the rising tide.

You pushed me away, said I couldn’t stay,

Told me love’s not built for the heavy days.

You said, “I’ve got nothing, no future to give,

Just battles to fight and regrets to relive.”

But I would’ve carried the weight of your world,

For the older man who once called me his girl.

I saw the cracks, the struggles you hid,

I’d have been there for the life you lived.

The bad days, the tough nights, I’d hold you through,

But you couldn’t believe in the love I knew.

And now I sit with the echoes of your words,

A love unfinished, a wound unheard.

You thought you were sparing me the fight,

But I’d have stayed through the darkest night.

You pushed me away, said I couldn’t stay,

Told me love’s not built for the heavy days.

You said, “I’ve got nothing, no future to give,

Just battles to fight and regrets to relive.”

But I would’ve carried the weight of your world,

For the older man who once called me his girl.

Now the silence is heavy, the memories fade,

Of a love you thought I couldn’t have made.

You said you had nothing, but you gave me it all,

Even when you let me fall.

I would’ve carried the weight of your world,

For the man who once called me his girl.