No Oulets Pt. 2

Chin up, be strong brother. 

It’s normal to suppress how you feel.

Those thoughts that plague your mind?

The things you say to yourself, be kind

Because those thoughts are real.

Friends around you are designed the same.

You can’t express how you feel..

Because the simple answer is “find a way.”

Or learn to deal,

With whatever consumes your beating heart. 

I know it’s hard…

Because I’ve confined myself too.

Trying to live up to the general standard

Of what a real man should do.

Stand firm,

Be honest,

Provide for your loved ones. 

Have answers to all of the problems,

Even when you don’t know how to solve them.

Moral codes we are bound to…

Loyalty means everything 

Even in a world where,

Other men don’t abide

So women around you, categorize you. 

Their actions become the norm

And when a real man needs help…

They think we are all the same

So we try to defend ourselves. 

And find coping mechanisms 

To maintain an image

That a man has all of the answers

In this age that we live in.

But it’s hardly the truth

So I say to you,

As a man, finding God

Is the safest thing to do. 

Because when you feel like those feelings fall on deaf ears?

There’s only one person who will listen

And who always cares

Despite your faults, pitfalls, and sins you commit

God will never leave you, 

Forsake you nor forfeit

So when everyone bails,

And it’s just you by yourself 

Just know God is the only outlet

You should plug into for help

Being a man is hard

And the burdens you carry everyday 

Are lifted by his hands

And received with undeserving grace 

So man to man, I tell you

You’ll find a way thru

Even if people leave you for dead

God will revive and save you. 

So the peace you seek that, perhaps,

That you haven’t found yet

Comes when you realize,

There’s only one outlet.