Tears are the current upon which our pain leaves us.
Let them flow....
Let it rip.
Let them go.
Drain the pain.
Cleanse your soul.
Bottling it up takes such an outrageous toll.
Tears bubble up and overflow.
They come from the
deep place
in each of us,
that we all know.
Through blurry eyes, lashes wet,
we can often see more clearly.
Adjust an attitude or alter a perspective
that has been long set.
Tears.
Let them flow, sometimes happy, often times sad.
We float our emotions
on every drop.
We can experience sympathy, empathy, anger, joy, and
profound hurt;
all catching a ride on a current of tears.
We can go with them,
grow with them,
show people we care with them.
Tears show up at births,
first days of school,
last days of work,
funerals
and the times we pinch our fingers, stub our toes,
walk into doors and break our nose.
The moments when we notice
the diamond ring
attached to the offered rose.
Life is filled with choices, opportunities, celebrations, milestones,
calamities, tragedies, unrelenting opposing voices.
We have all experienced some
and some have experienced
all of these.
Tears.
Don't shy away or push them down;
they are meant to be a
helpful companion
to get you through life
emotionally connected.
Can't escape this life
without being
emotionally affected.
Shutting down, holding feelings at arms length;
it's a time honored tradition,
widely thought to put your heart
in a protected position.
It isn't so.
Engage your feelings,
let your tears flow
and it is
emotional strength
that will grow.
It's the truth, don't cha know.
