Keep opening

Do not be afraid to grieve

Your tears when you allow them to fall

Will set you free

From the prison of hurt surrounding you

This is the only way to release your soul

And bring it peace

Acknowledging the things that

Disappoint and change

And how difficult the re-arrangment can feel

Even more deeply at times

With the passing years

To hide your pain deep inside

Will only end up causing you

Even more agony

So let the tears fall

Because when you keep them all locked up inside

You will only bind yourself in chains

That constrict your spirit

And all of the mixed up thoughts they cause

Will distort your mind

The truth is we all know some form of suffering

To do so is not a sign of failure

But of humanity

And remember this

Though often it may seem untrue

In time everything passes

And only a state of surrender

In which your heart fully endorses the necessity of

All of life’s givens

Will free you

To keep opening your body, soul

Heart and mind

To fully embrace life