Got some great news today
My sweet daughter got a scholarship
I was at work when I got the news
Thank goodness it’s allergy season
I could explain my weepy eyes
Tears of joy…Tears of pain
I used to think all tears
Were shed in anguish
Of a life lived in vain
Over the years I’ve learned
Tears are the release
Of powerful emotions
I just feel them more frequently
Most brag at pride
Most gaze past people’s pain
Most are afraid of raw emotion
So I let the tears flow
Assured there’s nothing wrong
With feeling and showing emotion
I am not cursed
I feel I am blessed
Well at least most of the time