a good cry

a good cry

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto

 a good cry

 

 

rival tears

several mothers weeping

a contest of heart

 

the barometer is a cancer of hurt

the most human form

of temperament 

 

that finds death 

the undignified

corpse wrapped in love.

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

2/21/25

© 2025 jacob erin-cilberto


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jacob erin-cilberto
jacob erin-cilberto

Carbondale, IL



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Originally from Bronx, NY, I live in Carbondale, Illinois...teach English at a community college and have been writing and publishing poetry since 1970. I am here to read for inspiration from other po.. more..

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