broken heart

they said he had a broken heart

but it was just too full.

they screamed at him

for showing emotion

criticized him for his tears.

his heart was three sizes too large.

they said he had a broken heart

unable to fathom why

a teenage boy could

feel so much pain

if it wasn't because of a girl.

they said he had a broken heart

but society is the broken one.

he was whole, he was full,

and they tore him down for feeling.

now he has a broken heart,

but it was never because of

a girl.