Today I’m going to feature a poem by my favorite writer. It’s a beautiful piece that explains the heart of a person so very eloquently. I don’t know if it’s the lyrical quality of the poem, or the way the words tell a story of hidden pain and yet such obvious longing for comfort…but this poem never fails to make me tear up a bit.
My World of Tears – Lindsay Anderson
Welcome to my world of tears
a place of my stored pains and fears.
I will not often open this door
know you walk on hallowed floor.
Most just see the pasted smiles
I keep within my many files
of masks I use to hide behind
so my real face stays only mine.
Quite a lot fills these halls,
memories both new and old
a collected part of this great fold.
Scenes or emotions fill these spaces
from many different times and places.
You'd be surprised how far they go;
I was young when it began to grow
into a large but hidden closet,
where my secret wounds I could deposit.
So few have even seen this land
I could yet count them on my hand.
So if you really want to see
the real and true uncovered me
then open both your eyes and ears
and welcome to my world of tears.
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