the man who doesn't bend
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💥 “The Man Who’d Rather Break Than Bend”
He walks around with lifted chin,
too proud to lose, too proud to win.
A man who’d rather bite his tongue
than say he’s wrong to anyone.
He stands so tall, but not from grace—
it’s just the armor on his face.
He’d rather crack than take a knee,
’cause pride’s the cage he can’t break free.
He loves control, he hates the fall,
he swears he’s right through every brawl.
You show him truth—he shuts it out,
he’d rather cling to fear than doubt.
He’ll slam a door before he speaks,
hold anger tight for days, not weeks.
He’ll fight a ghost inside his head
before he hears the words you said.
His heart is good, but locked up tight,
he’d burn the bridge to win the fight.
He’d rather lose the one who stayed
than face the mess that he has made.
A prideful man is hard to move—
he hides his hurt like it’s his proof.
He acts like nothing cuts him deep,
then lies awake instead of sleep.
But here’s the truth he’ll never say:
his pride is what gets in his way.
He’d have the world if he could see
that love ain’t weakness—Its honesty.
He thinks he’s strong for standing tall,
but strength is owning when you fall.
A prideful man won’t break for you…
’til the day he learns
he needed to.
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