Can I be?

I cry to myself

never aloud

someone may hear

can I be a `man` and still emote?

I envy women

emotions are accepted...expected...appreciated

Men...we are taught, should be `tough`

we should not show feelings

nothing can touch me

nothing will

I cry to myself

Judgement

Perhaps I judge people too harshly. Too quickly.

I sometimes see the cautious look in their eye, not wanting to expose themselves.

To what? Me? I only appear scary.

It is my facade. It is my outer-self that you can see.

You will not see the `me` until I know you.

I can not know you, until we meet.

An empty cycle.