On Last Goodbyes

You’d likely guess a guy like me would not be all that sensitive - it goes with looking macho...seeming strong - But, as you know, appearances are often quite deceptive, and - in my case - the fact is you’d be wrong! At a wake or funeral - if your hoping your composure will let you make the rounds without a tear - Stay away from me, my friend, ‘cause - if your thing’s - ‘not crying’ - the vibes that I emit will interfere. The pangs of ‘last goodbyes’ induce in me a painful grief that I at times have trouble coping with, And anyone who tells you that a ‘real man’ hides his feelings and - never cries - is feeding you a myth! This trend began when I was nine...on April seventeenth, in ‘66 - when Grandpa Leo died... Having never been to one, his funeral hit me hard...and ever since, at ‘last goodbyes’...I’ve cried! See my many books at - writerofbooks.com