Strong ones are misunderstood
Misinterpreted
Misremembered
Strong ones don’t get to show weakness
Softness
Aren’t allowed range
Assumed to just be able to take it
And take more
Strong ones shock niggas when they crack
And shatter
Their wholeness in pieces abandoned
Left to kintsugi their fucking selves
Or remain broken and bypassed
They don’t get credit for strengthening others
Universal donors
Rarely asked what they need
Assumed to just replenish
Easily disregarded
Taken for granted
Despised for speaking first or remaining silent
For being clear
Strong ones are coveted
Mimicked
Resented
Projected onto
First attacked
Last considered
Believed to be unicorns
Desired and feared
Set up by others’ enactments
Punished
Abandoned