It saddened me to know
That it would take a sad movie
Or see another person of the same fate
Before we knew
We tried so hard to hold things in
Present a face that was not ours
In its place, keeping everything in
We pretend that everything's okay
It takes for us to see
Someone who grieves
Someone who bleeds
Someone who could shout or cry
What our eyes and mouth
Fails to be
We have to...
Bleed through a character
Feel for another
Mourn for a stranger's pain
Reflecting it all as ours
And it would take a tear
To fall on your cheeks
Before you realize
That it's not okay
We have to overflow
10-17-23
___________________________________________
Writer's Note:
I'm no empath. I'm just as broken as you are.
