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Facing giants

I stare at the man in the mirror
As the pain ripples every muscle
The blood cascading his lips from cough
Chest a fire from the crippling ache

Sweat poring along my face
I clean out the sink
Looking back skin paling white
To much at once cant think

I shower to kill time but the door opens anyway
"Papi, Are you ok"
She looks into the shower
"I'm fine love right as the rain"

I know by the look in her eyes she doesnt believe
How do i ease her mind
I know ill beat this
It just takes time

She looks at me
"you need to start going easier on you body"
"Stop trying to fight alone"
"We get it your strong papi, but your mine and you owe me that much"

Ive nothing i can say
I see her point im not throwing off
All i can do is stare back at my hands how far ive fallen
"I promise dear ill say if i feel its to much"

How do i burden her when shes already so much on her plate
Im not trying to put that on her
Im supposed to ease her suffering

Am i the man i was or haved you cursed me again
I open the doors from the bedroom me and the moon stare at each other nude
Im here bared in all, ill fight the world to ease their pain

She wraps her arms behind me
"Papi, just come to bed quit hunting wars"
I look back at her she knows me well
I lay down, "i know youll be fine, a more stubborn man ive never met"

"Just quit hiding the pain let me help you through."
"Only man i know would spit in the devils face and await his response"
"How do you go from the tender hand on my cheeck, playing twa with girls"
"To defying all means of help to face giants alone"

Again i cant respond not sure if she doesnt understand or knows me better than I
Written by LiamReeduus (LiamReedus)
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