It's OK to Cry

 

First half

 

When I read what I have writ

Emotions sometimes ride

Up from deep within me

But tears I try to hide.

 

Intermission

 

“Crying is not a sign of weakness

but a sign of strength to have the

courage to show deep emotion”

 

Maria O'Hare

Ireland

 

Second half

 

So when I read what I have writ

Maria makes me try

To not worry when tears well up

It's OK if I cry

 

Curtain call

 

Maria and I have never met

We're separated by a sea

It doesn't really matter though

We 'connect' with poetry

 

Don Matthews

Australia,

July 2017