Why can’t I let myself cry?
Are these rivers
crashing their way
down my cheeks,
a sign of weakness?
I’ve been told that
they are strength,
that admitting how I feel
is the right thing to do.
But that only seems
to be true in theory.
My ragged sobs
and sniffles
sound nothing
like strength to me.
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Beautiful! ♥️
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Thank you!
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But holding back tears can do more harm than not doing so. Even the strongest of us succumbs to tears every now and then. Just my opinion. Great poem! 🙂
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That is also true 🙂 The girl in this poem just doesn’t understand that. I guess a lot of people see tears as more weakness than strength.
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Yes. As the saying goes, to each, their own. 🙂
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Totally 🙂
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Even though it may feel like a weakness confronting your emotions is one of the hardest things to do.
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So true! That’s a great way to think of it.
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