Tears

salt of tears in my mouth

I could hold them back no longer

dreaming of a moment
a time when I am stronger

                No

that was not my last breath

perhaps it was my first

nearly drowned that day

but swam through the worst

                No
I won’t soon forget

despite everything I’ve tried
to bottle up the sadness

and lock it deep inside

                Yes

I’ve stitched the wound

but I often touch the scar

mostly from a distance

sometimes not that far

                Yes
I struggle with the memories

and fight my greatest fears

but time is my ally

there’s freedom in the years