"Needles"

It was like a routine,
his life,
going to school,
seeing her a glance,
and going home.

But today,
everything felt so much more different.
He did not know why he felt so lethagic and restless today.
His head felt giddy,
his feet felt heavy,
and he could only sigh.

Getting home,
his only thought was to go get a bath quickly,
as his body was all sticky and sweaty.
As he turned on the water,
it did not felt as relaxing today,
but it was like needles pricking him,
all he felt was pain and nothing else.

It wasn't enjoyable at all today,
unlike yesterday,
so he turned off the tap,
but weird enough,
he still felt water droplets,
dripping down onto his chest.

At that instant he knew what was it that was dripping,
but he did not know why,
and he did not want to know why as well.
All he could tell himself was to stand up strong,
and never falter to anything in life,
not at all he should fall because of anything.

He then remembered what his friend once told him,
"Men sacrifices are never known to women,
and we have to bear with everything.
Just stand firm,
be strong,
and continue to live your life as per normal."

He felt that it was alittle unfair at first,
but he knew deep inside that it was the truth,
and perhaps it's also true that God has made us this way.
So he complied to it and never asked anything else more...