They look to me with pleading eyes
They're only children
But life doles out pain indiscriminately
They need me to be strong
To be brave
To be selfless
To hold up their worlds
But I'm not Atlas
This world is too heavy for me
My fragile shoulders tremble under the crushing weight of my own world
It's too much
But even as I buckle under the weight of this undeserved burden,
I push back
Because with their pleading eyes they beg me
We need you to be strong
You don't have to shoulder our burdens
Just help us along
We need you to be brave
It's alright for you to break down
Just comfort us when we do
We need you to be selfless
Look out for yourself
Just please don't forget us
It's a crushing burden
But it's mine
They're mine
Mine to be strong for
Mine to be brave for
Mine to provide for
