All these years

Many have believed

I am impossible

To penetrate

Being the strong one

Has its pros

And its cons

Though I carry

Everyone around

I can crumble

Being the shrink

The shoulder to cry on

The helping hand

Can do no wrong

Kick ass

Take names

And yet

I am human

I have vulnerabilities

Though I don't show them

I make mistakes

Though I try to hide them

I can cry

Though doing so in public

Scares the shit out of me

I am human

I dwell on events

Long past

I say things

I shouldn't

I request stuff

That are wrong

I am human

I wish I could

Count on

A strong person

To lift me up

As I do others

Someone

Who isn't afraid

Of my life

Who can withstand

The hurricane

Of emotions

That is me

I am human

I am not immortal

I am not perfect

I make mistakes

I do ask for forgiveness

I am not shallow

I believe in G-d

I believe in myself

Do I wish

I had the gift

Of knowledge

Of future

Perhaps

Most importantly

I wish you believed in me

You

The world,

My world

Can you hold me up

For once?

Can I stagger

Against you?

Will you catch me?

Can I trust you

To be there?

Though I wish

I wasn't

I am only human