tears

Tears

you feel

a lump in the throat,
a thorn in the chest

gut tied is in knots

the clouded mind
muddied, stirred,
stirring more like a tempest
dull ache below the heart

smarting eyes
silently fill up
an effortless glide
down the left cheek

empties the heart heavy,
cleansing sorrows,
freedom yet again.