Allow Your Tears To Heal You

 We are conditioned from an early age to judge tears as a sign of weakness. But in my experience, tears are actually a natural coping and healing mechanism.  In fact, I believe the foremost step needed to resolve emotional pain is to lower our internal barriers and simply allow oue tears to flow. I hope my poem inspires you to do just that …

Tears can be happy

Tears can be sad

They can be painful

They can be glad.

Tears can be silent

Tears can be dry

They can be shed

or just be denied.

Tears can release

Tears can uplift

But when held back

… they get toxic.

The thicker the wall

not letting them flow

the stronger our past

has us in control.

Yes, tears take courage

to dive in the sea –

as waves of emotion

surge threateningly.

But once the storm 

has come to pass, 

what looked half-empty

may seem a (half -) full glass.

Tears flow carrying

the pain of our hearts 

healing, repairing

our broken parts.

Tears are a channel

meant to be used

to cope and endure 

life’s myriad hues.

So next time you feel

a tear sting your eye,

Let go— do allow

yourself a good cry!

© Tara Anand    

(From my memoir ‘Why The Lotus Blooms : Choosing To Stand Tall’)