men don't cry [Poetry]

50

all the words
that dared not
escape my lips
were poured
onto pages
for i was still
ashamed
of the mess
that i'd made of myself
all those years ago.
these words
no one may ever see
lest they infect
& contaminate
the minds
that sip on them
only one page
is what it would take
for my pain
to become
yours.

~ little black book

__________________________

Author's Note:
Wow. 50 parts of this book have been completed as of now. I'm so thankful to everyone that has read, voted & commented, it means so much.
I'd like to talk a little about my goals (in relation to this book) for the month of January. So, to begin, I started this book on Christmas Day (because I was done with my shitty, none existent Christmas), meaning I've been writing for about a week now and I am so shocked to see that it's doing so well (in my opinion at least). That said, I know I can do even better. My current ranking is #94 in Poetry and I was overjoyed when I found out that I was in the top 100. Still, by the end of January, my hope is that the book will rank even higher and my read goal is 10k. I hope you guys can make that happen for me ❤️.