If you raise a knuckle to your eye
And draw away one salty circle,
Perfectly symmetrical,
Then why have a tear at all?
If crying inconveniences you
No more than a sniffly nose,
No make-up smears,
Then your tears did not water the world.
If you can sob an ocean into your pillow
But pull away when thinking of the mess you made
Instead of just crying harder,
Then I hope for you to be forever cursed
By that one person who holds a mirror
In front of your unrecognizable face.
Apr 29, 2011
Apr 29, 2011 at 4:58 AM UTC
If you raise a knuckle to your eye
And draw away one salty circle,
Perfectly symmetrical,
Then why have a tear at all?
If crying inconveniences you
No more than a sniffly nose,
No make-up smears,
Then your tears did not water the world.
If you can sob an ocean into your pillow
But pull away when thinking of the mess you made
Instead of just crying harder,
Then I hope for you to be forever cursed
By that one person who holds a mirror
In front of your unrecognizable face.
class assignment 4.28.11; response to Yvonne Sapia's "Defining the Grateful Gesture"