The Lion Who Didn'T Roar
The boy cried, as his anxiety becomes his fear,
Yes, that boy, whom the world thought , doesnt shed a tear .
He was strong no more, not strong enough;
To face the rest of the pack,who believed he was tough.
What the people,the world, failed to realise;
was that ,he was a boy ,his heart wasn't ice.
He thought, overthought until he could think no more ;
For he had become the lion ,who couldn't roar.
The world said "You don't cry." "You are strong."
"You are a fighter."- and he proved them wrong.
"You're overreacting" "you're an attention seeker" "You dont have to be such a crybaby" is what he was told;
He became a misfit, an outcast, the lion who wasnt bold.
This went on for a day, by the week it was gone,
People became normal, though still the same.
As for the boy, he laughed, he loved, he lived ,he tried.
He became the lion, the world couldnt tame .
Copyright © Shreyas Dhar | Year Posted 2021
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