You say you're tired

From carrying storms you never named

You hide your hands

Like you’re guilty of the rain

But I’ve seen you break

And still make coffee

Still make jokes

I know your weight

Let me shoulder what you hold

I’m forever fighting for you

Through the quiet

Through the cruel

When you’re losing faith in you

I’ll believe enough for two

Every bruise

Every truth

I’m forever fighting for you

I hear the lies

You speak so softly to yourself

Those crooked lines

You carved like trophies on your shelf

But you’re not wrong

You’re just human

Scratched and bent

Stay in my sight

I’ll be armor

I’ll be fence

When you’re too worn out to answer

Let my name ring on the phone

I will argue with your darkness

’Til it backs off and goes home

When you’re done

When you’re drained

When all your colors turn to blue

I’ll step in

I’ll stand up

I’ll take punches meant for you