Poem: Let the Tears Come

 

Let the tears come, hold nothing inside, 

Releasing, cleaning, cleansing, 

The waterfall brings light in time. 

Deep hole, pressing pain,

At point overwhelmingly tight

But do not despair, tears are precious 

Droplets of a wise, lived heaven on Earth. 

Show kindness to your heart, 

It'll keep guiding you far; 

Allow emotions to come, they'll all 

Show you a different tint and shade

Of your unique, rich life. 

It's okay to fall down and tear up, 

Don't let anyone tell you it's a weakness, 

They know not how healing tears are. 

You are the brave one, the one showing up

To have a dialogue with sadness in the dark. 

Sit in the discomfort, I promise it'll get easier to 

Navigate the dark; you'll remind yourself to breathe

And to take one moment at a time. 

You'll look pain in the eye and you'll greet that familiar friend,

You'll recognise bruises 

That took place in the shadows of yesterdays. 

But you will know that it's all changing and that

Those purples and darks are fading away,

You're becoming stronger than the debris

And the questions of the hauntings of yesterday.