No Tears on Outside

He’s hurting, he’s crying,

No tears on outside.

He’s injured, he’s stirring,

All now kept inside.

He’s failing for words

To say all that he feels.

He cannot express,

Cannot make his appeals.

His outside is inside,

Trapped now in his skin,

Knows not where to turn,

And his faith’s wearing thin.

He doesn’t know who to trust.

Who really cares?

And so he says nothing,

In space he just stares.

He’s built up his walls

To keep others outside

So they will not know

What is deep down inside.

I pray for him now

That he sees Someone cares,

Someone who sees him

Behind all the stares.

Someone who gave his life

For you and for me

So now from our sins

We could truly be free.

I pray, Lord, that you

Will get through to his heart

And show him you want

To give him a new start.

An Original Work / January 4, 2024