Tears

A couple of months ago, a co-worker of mine was having a pretty bad day. So bad, in fact, that the hurt she was feeling couldn`t stay inside and came running down her face in the form of tears. I wanted to do something to help, and in an effort to do so, I wrote the following poem:

Tears

Healing never comes without some hurting

Feelings let us know we have a soul

At midnight it’s the dawn for which we're yearning

But without tears we'd never be made whole

In a perfect world there'd be no sorrow

Our emotions wouldn't hurt us 'til we're numb

But the world in which we live is far from perfect

So we cry and wait for better days to come

Whatever pain, we're all in this together

We've all had hurts that cut us to the bone

My soul has scars that from yours may be different

But we were never meant to cry alone

God lets us all experience the storm clouds

That we may tell each other of the sun

We long to see the beauty of the rainbow

But without a storm no rainbow has begun

Embrace your tears and never try to hide them

For each one's a drop of mercy on your face

In crying we release the pain that blinds us

Tears wash our eyes that we may see God's grace