A man's struggle against domestic violence

 

A man's struggle against domestic violence,

Is a battle fought with much defiance,

Against a world that sees him with silence,

And a society that labels him with violence.

He climbs a hill that's steep and tough,

Where every step is a fight and rough,

Yet he must climb, for he knows enough,

That he must stand strong and not give up.

Men are human too, this we must remember,

They too feel pain, and their love they render,

To those who are close, in every endeavor,

But often their pleas go unheard, forever.

For courts and laws, men's rights have no thrill,

They must fight alone, with their iron will,

Against false allegations and abuse that kill,

Their spirit and their soul, leaving them still.

Yet they must fight, for they know it's right,

To stand for justice, and put up a fight,

To protect their dignity, and their life's light,

For they too are humans, and deserve what's right.

In silence he suffers, with no one to tell,

His heart filled with bruises, his soul in a shell,

Men's pain is often dismissed as a mere drill,

Men's are humans, still.

The world sees his strength, but not his tears,

His voice unheard, his cries no one hears,

He bears the burden, the hurt, the chill,

Men's are humans, still.

Equality and justice, a distant dream,

Society's norms, like a tight seam,

He fights alone, with iron will,

Men's are humans, still.