Brave

Brave

I’ve got something to say

I will try and be brave

But I am afraid

You see I’ve always been told to man up

And to be honest, I’ve had enough

And to be honest, sometimes I’m dishonest

And to tell you the truth, sometimes I don’t tell the truth

You see I will be out with my friends and I will joke and laugh

But they don’t know the half

Because inside I’m not jokin’ because I’m so broken and not really copin’

I don’t open up I just bottle it up

And be the man with very few words

If you think I’ve got it all together

Give me an Oscar for starring in the biggest lie ever

That its all fine but really I’m going out my mind

I never leave my phone with my friends it will be embarrassing

What if they see the text messages to the Samaritans

I don’t know how to look after myself

Or who to talk to about my mental health

I feel the pressure to be the man of the house and the leader of the pack

Only if people knew where I was really at

But real men should just get over it

And dare I say it, I think I’m ugly

I’ve got something to say so I’m just going to be brave

But a real man is not supposed to say that

Even though I thought about plastic surgery

Because this life is hurting me

My self image is poor and I’m so insecure

So much tears behind closed doors

But now it’s time I’m really going to man up

And be brave and speak up

And when I’m down I will speak up

Because the most masculine thing I can do is open up

Be Brave