His Silence

He carries his burden in silence,
As all champions seem to do.
He doesn't cry out for aid,
And it's hard to see his wounds.

But I wonder if he can take it,
This strain he's fought so long.
I'm scared the silence will rip him apart,
And I can't bear the thought of him gone.

He doesn't know how to share
The weight on his shoulders with me.
That, or he just doesn't want to,
Though it pains me to see him bleed.

I need to tell him to just hold on,
But I don't know how to say it.
I want to tell him that he can stay strong,
But the silence, how do I break it?

My champion, my warrior,
My better half;
How do I save you?
I need us to last.

I don't have the power
To take all this torture away,
But you don't have to bear it alone;
For here I am, and here I will stay.

If all the love in the world
Were enough to help you heal,
I'd rip apart every heart I could find,
And with them your wounds I would seal.

He carries his burdens in silence.
As all champions seem to do.
But I'm here, through thick and thin,
To whisper "I love you."