Sometimes tears
don’t come from grief
or sudden pain,
from moments moved
by others’ stories
real or sharply imagined
Sometimes it’s just the steady
incessant
tap tap tap
of life that just won’t pause
for any cause or reason
for any chance of respite
We’ll often deny those tears
as weak
but listen as they speak
or they will never, ever stop
Sep 16, 2021
Sep 16, 2021 at 12:42 PM UTC
Sometimes tears
don’t come from grief
or sudden pain,
from moments moved
by others’ stories
real or sharply imagined
Sometimes it’s just the steady
incessant
tap tap tap
of life that just won’t pause
for any cause or reason
for any chance of respite
We’ll often deny those tears
as weak
but listen as they speak
or they will never, ever stop
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