broken wings
broken hearts
they still work
do they not?
maybe no
maybe yes
maybe even a little of both
tired
yet strong
only because they're forced to be
no choice
they are forced to stay strong
for the others
for everyone
but
all they want to do is give up for themselves
because it hurts
the pretend
the brokenness
but they
stay
strong
against it all
no matter how much it strains them
no matter how much it haunts them
they are the victors
the ones who won
but they didn't win the chance to feel
no
they won the chance to never be themselves
broken
hurting
yet
they are
alive