Like A Tree

(Contains a couple unladylike words)
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It's a shame how sappy I truthfully am
Lovesick and emotional
Really now,
Damn
It's ridiculous
And sickening
I reread these posts
And want to scream
On the surface, I swear
I'm not nearly this weak
I'm tough as nails
Part of my don't-give-a-fuck physique
You'd never expect this
If you knew me personally
I'm thick-skinned on the surface
But mushy as can be
And somewhere deep
Behind my walls of cracked up bark
Below my protective shell
Is something of a sappy heart
And I hide it from others
But it comes out when I write
So when you told me I was like a tree
You were exactly right

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Quick casual post inspired by Sage