Tears are like pools I can throw myself into –
sometimes I give myself a push,
sometimes I choose not to.
They can be cleansing  or also just messy.
Most times I can shake myself off
and be fine – the moment passes,
a clearer outlook returns

I’ve never been a person
who almost never cries,
and at some times the water table
is quite close to the surface.
I don’t mind, really. Most of the time
I treat them like weather –
let them blow through and be done.

©Wendy Mulhern
August 22, 2022