He Loved the Only Way He Knew

<foreign language . He don't pray out loud. He don't beg

or boast. Learns a land by scarring, not ghosts. Sun don't rise

'til he's halfway gone. Works his log, keeps him moving on.

Hands no iron, sweat and blame. Counts all man by the way

he came. He walks past love like it's thin ice.

Pays every debt but never twice. Eyes like stone, but they've seen too much.

He don't reach out. He stands his ground instead of touch.

Silence keeps him strong. Silence keeps him alone. Every mile just