The Performance of a Man


He’s not the man he pretends to be
just a shell of a man you see,
lost in a world he designed to survive,
a made up reality where he barely arrives

Plays the victim oh that’s his role,
center stage spotlight protecting his soul
Mr. know-it-all quick with the tone,
yet somehow still doesn’t know his own

He is blinded by himself
can’t see past the mirror,
trauma at the wheel steering every fear
Insecurity whispering low in his ear,

Shame dressed up like it’s something,
a covenant look but the truth is faded
Guilt that stains deeper than blood on the door,
angry at God but still kneels on the floor
saying “I’m fine” while he’s waging a war

Now every woman that crosses his path
feels the aftermath
of wounds he won’t name
won’t face, won’t cast,
so we pay the price for a past not passed

Psychology turns to a weapon in hand,
manipulation masked like he’s trying to understand
Big words deep thoughts over analysis flow,
but it’s armor not growth just a smarter show

And still
I pray for you

I pray the scales fall off your eyes,
that truth hits deeper
That the hardness softens inside your chest,
and you finally lay that weight to rest

A real relationship with the Most High God,
not performance not pride not a polished facade
Because a true follower it shows in the fruit,
not in the talk but the living proof

Kindness,
Gentleness,
Love

Not confusion,
Not control,
Not half of a soul,
But whole

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