You Can Cry

You can cry

Because there was loss.  A friendship at first filled with laughter and shared secrets.  Then suddenly you were alone.  So you can cry.  You can cry because this is what you always feared.  This is what you always ran from.  That pang of sadness.  That twinge of guilt.  That feeling of abandonment.  That hopelessness.  That realization that nothing is in your control.  Not even your tears.  You can cry.  Because you shut down for years just to avoid this and yet here you are.  There is no escaping it.  So let it out.  15 years of tears.  Cry.  Release.  Cry.  Release.  Cry.  Release.  Cry.  You can cry because there was love.  And you thought one day they'd be at your wedding.  And at your baby shower.  And you thought your children would be best friends.    You can cry because it matters and it doesn't make you weak.  You can cry because you can still be a strong Black woman tomorrow.  You can cry because you admit you made mistakes.  You can cry because later you will have to get back to working on changing things so this doesn't happen again.  Cry.  Release.  Cry.  Release.  Cry.  You can cry because if you don't you'll keep running.  You'll shut down again and you'll never truly move on.  You can cry because it's not easy to let go though it may seem effortless.  You can cry because it's cheaper than therapy.

And because it's what you do.

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"You can Cry" Written and Performed by Dawn Melissa Green