Why Men Cry in the Bathroom
For so many reasons.
I will tell you the why.
I think you know,
Or perhaps, you think you know.
Men are always O.K.,
Even when not.
We expect the worse,
Accept the worse,
Nonetheless,
We are forever unprepared.
Wearily, we cry,
In the bathroom, in private,
Lest sighs slip by,
We be unmasked,
Early warring, strife signs warning.
Copious, tho we weep
Before the mirror confessor,
It is relief untethered,
Unbinding of the feet,
An uncounting
Of beaded rosaries,
Of freshly fallen hail stones,
Of night times terrors
By dawn's early edition's light,
and welcomed.
But look for the mute tear,
The eye-cornered drop,
*** tat, that never drops,
But never ceases formation and
Reforming, over and over again,
In a state of perpetuity of reconstitution,
*The tippy tear of an iceberg revealing,
And I see you peeping, wondering,
What is beneath*
Look for:
the torn worm-eaten edges of spirit,
thrift shop bought, extra worn,
grieving lines neath the eyes,
where the salt has evaporated,
discolored the skin.
worry lines,
under and above,
browed mapped, furrowed boundaries.
the laugh line saga,
where better days are stored,
recalled, as well as recanted,
publicly, privately.
Why just men?
I don't know,
Perhaps,
it is all I know. end.<nml>
Jan 6, 2013
Jun 9, 2024
Jun 9, 2024 at 11:09 PM UTC
today,
i wore it again
and people complimented me
they say red is my color
and it suits me.
today,
it's too thick and dark
did i overapply
no, it's the right amount
just enough
to make them think
i'm fine.
today,
i look at myself
in the mirror,
and they're right
red shines on me,
so i applied
another layer,
and another
until my lips felt too thick,
but my eyes still see
the scars beneath it.
Jun 9, 2024
Jun 9, 2024 at 11:09 PM UTC
Are you the sun,
That lights up the whole universe?
Are you the umbrella,
That covers me from heavy rain?
Are you the ice cream parlor,
making me excited everytime i see you?
Are you a pillow,
That comforts me through nights?
Are you the sky,
That makes me stare in awe?
Are you a dream?
Cause for sure im not waking up
Jul 21, 2019
Jul 21, 2019 at 6:52 AM UTC