Crystals Of Emotion

 

 

Salty to the taste of the tongue

A  form of expression attributed to the young

Shining crystals of pure sadness

Rarely the companion of happiness

 

Liquid remains of dreams unfulfilled

Briny remnants of the fires of passion when chilled

Silent language of grief borrowed

Cold traces that hide the pain of sorrow

 

One of the ultimate expressions of emotion

Myriad of feelings can set it in motion

Yet shame to the man who sheds a tear

We deflect and elude this out of fear

 

Funny that we give our children this right

As we leave ourselves expressionless in our fight

When It is only when we are old enough

That we experience the things worth crying for

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[Moonie]

The end.... oh my god, that end!!! Tears--such a cliché subject, that has perhaps been tried and tested by every writer. But I ve never found a poem that is so unique and non - cliche as this one. Each and every sentence is like a grand feast of beautiful phrases. How we try to hide our tears to show our bravery, and how we encourage our children to vent out their bottled emotions. It makes such hypocrites of us! I wanted to choose a favorite line, and I swear I tried to pick one, but I am unable to! The whole piece is my favorite! :))

[Mirra]

Love the rhyme here and great work on the imagery :-) Well penned!