You Are Not Invincible Poem by Eloida Capuno

i looked at you and i can
only feel sadness
the pain kept beneath
your smile
the miseries behind
your eyes
And i cry secretly
in silence
wanting to reach out
to you
and let you know
i understood
but you were too proud
to share the anguish
that you are going through
And that makes me even sadder
I wish for once you forego
that cloak of invincibility
and be like anyone else
learning to accept that
we are all weak
and that it is not so much of
a crime to cry