Everything but Weakness

[groove]

your pain erupted
and bruised my heart.

Tears blended
both
by your agony
and
my failure to know.


Sometimes it’s pictures,
other times
a note.
Always –
unexpected.

Tears
not yet familiar
with the loss of you.


Tunes of recall,
grandpa in church,
us courting,
favorites you shared.

Tears of emotion,
also devotion,
even adoration.


The pleasure
of your accomplishments.

Tears inspired
by the milestones
of school,
of marriage,
of divorce
and employment
even
healing.


As a friend of mine once said,
“tears aren’t always about weakness”.
Friend…they seldom are.