Going Dry
Posted by Brad Osborne on June 29, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Going Dry ©
Penned by Brad Osborne
I don’t know why the tears never come
The feelings are there
The pain is palpable
The loss inconsolable
But the tears are absent
Have I hardened my heart
Are the walls erected for safety
Protection from things getting in
Now a barrier to letting things out
I do not fear expression
I want to live out loud
But I cannot conjure my responses
They are organic
They occur unprompted
The must arrive naturally
I know how I feel
But my eyes are deceitful
They will not well with the emotions
They will not carry my pain streaked across my cheeks
They will not let a drop fall
Sometimes, I wish they would
If only for the cleansing of soul
The watering of arid spirit
The release
I don’t know why the tears never come
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