let your tears breathe

let your tears breathe

set them free

from deep inside you soul

allow yourself to truly see and deeply feel

all of the ways you were hurt

live in trust of this

that part of you is whole

can contain this sorrow

does not need to fear it

as the world fears it

there is wisdom in sorrow

there is a deep opening that cannot happen

deep inside the soul of someone

who will not permit themselves to cry

so do not be ashamed

be glad that you can weep

for sorrow it is deep

and by no means is it

the final situation

just a path upon which you may travel

to understand so many things

your mind could never know

as long as the reality of your heart

remained obscured

behind

all of these

unshed tears