MY HEART CRIES

It hurts when I smile 
Ever since I was a child 
Bullies would take my toys 
You've met them 
Rough little boys 
And mean little girls
It was no surprise 
Day and night I stayed inside 
From those bullies I would hide 
That's how I survived 
My childhood life
Now that I'm a man 
I am still trying to understand 
Why someone would break your heart 
Leaving you in a state of depression 
Always a mental condition
It still hurts when I smile 
Now that I'm a man 
The brokenness inside overshadows my smile 
Now its loves pain I must hide
So beneath my smile 
My heart cries.
By 
Wilford Barker.