Dads Hurt Too

Dads Hurt Too

People don't always see the tears a dad cries,
His heart is broken too when his child dies.
He tries to hold it together and be strong,
Even though his world's gone wrong.
He holds his wife as her tears fall, Comforts her through it all,
He goes through his day doing what he's supposed to do,
But a piece of his heart has been ripped away too.
So when he's alone he lets out his pain,
And his tears come like falling rain,
His world has crashed in around him,
And a world that was once bright has gone dim.
He feels he has to be strong for others,
But Dads hurt too, not just the Mothers,
He searches for answers but none are to be found,
He hides behind a mask when he is feeling down.
He smiles through his tears,
He struggles and holds in his fears,
But what you see on the outside is not always real,
Men don't always show how they really feel.
So I'd like to ask a favor of you,
The next time you see a mother hurting over the loss of her child,
please remember.....a Dad hurts too

Written by author unknown

Dan, I love you so much and so glad God gave me you to travel this journey on. You and I both know I could not have done it without you! In no way do I know what you are dealing with or what you did deal with during our sweet Adyson's life. There is no way I could go to work everyday like you do and face people who ask you about the pictures of me, you and Konner with Adyson. But I do know pain and I think this poem is a great way for others to know that Dads Hurt Too and somehow they are forgotten in the midst of it all. I love you and Konner, Adyson and Rivers are blessed to have you as their DAD!!!