Talking

Sitting still

In a quiet room

When you’ve known someone

For over a year

But never really spoken

We’ve shared smokes on the balcony

He’s now given up

I need to

But I’m not there yet

The sensitivity of a man

The fragility of a soul

Years of coping mechanisms

Fronts that are created

To cope with fellow human beings

But how are you truly feeling?

What happened to you?

In time it will be revealed

As now I know we’ll speak again

I’m so frightened

But I’m calm

I am safe

Finally

I don’t want to meet strangers

I wanna learn about my friends

Really learn about my friends

People need to talk

Men need to talk

Men’s mental health 

Is so important to me

Guys, really talk to each other

Cuddle

Let someone in

You trust

Find someone you can talk to

It will heal wounds

Let the light in

Allow the darkness to reveal itself

And the anxiety will change

Those feelings will dissipate

You’ll find ways to manage the feelings differently

You’re fascinating

I’m all in

We need to allow ourselves

More time

To really talk

To really get to the bottom of things

Don’t isolate yourselves

Love yourselves

Hands that tell me everything 

It’s a language I don’t know how to articulate

But I can read hands

More than faces

Show me your hands

Breathe in the peacefulness 

The silence