Bromance

You have no idea
How much
I love your smile
Your laugh
Your cool demeanor

How much I value your hope
Your peace
Your justice
but more even your grace and mercy

You can't feel your own kindness
Life is less patient than you
But you don't lash out

You simply hold your poise
Brace your heart
And give

Your presence brings surety
Nothing can go wrong

Yet, behind the dew is a tower of scarred shale
Your loneliness is acute

If only you understood
or knew how much of that we share

But men don't talk
We aren't safe

And so I fear
that you don't know how dear you are

I owe you so much
Yet can't repay
I hate so much to feel
you this way

You don't need to show a tear or one word tell
It's clear you freeze an inner hell

I wish I could be there for you in the way you need
Can only pray you will be
freed from all that heavy pressure

and be greatly blessed beyond all measure