There's a slight pressure
behind my closed eyelids
and I'm desperately trying
to will it away. Be gone!

The pressure increases
as the water slowly grows
and tears softly push the
edge of where my lids meet.

Go away, you feelings,
you've become too much
for me to handle, now...
I need some rest, please.

The emotional wave persists
and some tears squeeze
their salty way through
my still closed eyelids.

As some kind of great waterfall
the emotions start falling down
on me and I break after all,
the tears cascading down my cheeks.