Can'T Hold Back My Tears
Sometimes I wish I could hold back my tears.
Like when I get hurt by someone dear
or when there's no one near
to comfort my fears.
Can't hold back my tears
when that miracle happens
and my heart is filled with joy
and I'm overwhelmed.
My very soul fills with cheer
and the tears begin to show.
Can't hold back my tears
when my ears listens to the things
not meant to hear,
and my throat begins to choke
fighting back a deep sear.
As my eyes become soaked
the flow slowly trickles my face.
Can't hold back my tears
when living and giving is a joy,
changing lives of others,
and the face is not a color,
just an expression of gratitude
and love for one another.
Can't hold back my tears
when in the beginning
the ending was already spinning
and time kept going and the universe
kept growing, out of control.
I wish I knew the exact date
before it gets too late.
Maybe the script could be
rewritten and we, the people,
could stop this mass destruction.
Can't hold back my tears
when babies and children are hurting,
families deserting one another,
money, drugs, and guns
now more important then life,
and I start to cry
for yet another innocent life taken.
"Can't hold back my tears"
Copyright © Yolanda Scott | Year Posted 2017
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