To Cry Like a Little Child

Sometimes I just want to cry,

As though I’m a little child.

A little child who does not care

How she even looks like

When she cries.

Sometimes I just want to cry

As though I’m six or five.

A kid who pouts and wails

As though her lungs would burst

When tears fall like rain.

Sometimes I just want to cry

Without explaining,

Without anyone complaining

How I’m not making

Any sense at all.

Sometimes I just want to cry

As though I’m a little child.

The kind of weeping

That goes with knowing

She need not hide her teary eyes.

The above poem is included in Jocelyn Soriano's book for those who grieve the loss of a loved one "Of Waves and Butterflies: Poems on Grief". Get it from Amazon today - click here.