You and I,
We could entertain ourselves
With a single word,
A moment in the valley,
With only the stars as our witness,
A shot of our favorite bourbon,
Or even just the sound of the trees whispering-
Outfitted with only the nakedness of this life
Hands held, lips touching, just our breath.
We could have everything and more.
You’ll just never know it,
Until you open your eyes.

Today, I thought of you.
Your laugh, your wit.
Your ability to walk into
A room of strangers,
And be the only one
To start a conversation.

Or, maybe-I thought
About how, no matter
The circumstance-
You’re always more
Composed than me.
Or at least,
You’re better at
pretending.

I thought of your passions,
Your opinions, your talents.
Your ability to persevere,
In any situation thrown your way.

Or, maybe-I thought
About how, no matter
The circumstance-
You’re always one step
Ahead of me.
Or at least,
You’re better at pretending.

I thought about a lot
Of things today. But I
Only managed to understand
One. No matter what the
Circumstance-
I will never be like you.

And today, I realized
I never needed to be.

Remind me, again-
Why it is, that tears
Have become something that
Everyone is so afraid of?

At what point did we decide-
That instead of letting our tears
Fall like they’re meant to-

It would be more honorable to
bottle up our every emotion
and become numb to
Our own existence?

I’m personally in the mind that-
Every sorrow only makes us more aware
Of everything we are lucky enough to still
Hold onto.

And then, we have the tears that come with
honesty, and wonderment,
And the ones from laughing so hard
We cant hold them back-

Or the tears from rage, and
Heartache-the ones that if we didn’t
Shed, would become a thing
To be even more afraid of?

And, don’t let yourself forget-
The tears of pure passion,
And strength. The ones
That fall from universal love, and
Understanding.

Don’t be fooled by what you’re told-
We need to be in a place
Where we learn to love
All the ways we cry.