I Cry Too Much

A small list of things I cry at
because they're just so full of
emotions I sometimes forget
I am capable of feeling:
             I am allowed to feel these emotions. I am allowed
             to be overwhelmed by great happiness and heavy sadness.

A small list of things I cry at
because they're just so full of
adventures I sometimes forget
I haven't been on:
              I am allowed to explore these new places
              without limit, without regulations, without worry.

A small list of things I cry at
because they're just so full of
wonder I sometimes forget
I hold on to:
               I am allowed to wonder, wander, and be amazed
               at the little things, the big things, and the gifts of the world.

A small list of things I cry at
because they're just so full of
kindness I sometimes forget
I have inside me:
              I am allowed to give to others, and to myself, because
              even though I am kind to others, I am not kind to myself.

A small list of things I cry at
because they're just so full of
expressions I sometimes forget
I can convey here:
               I am allowed to write about everything that ails me,
               that blesses me, that bothers me, that makes me...

A list of things I can feel,
because I am just so full of
emotion, adventure, wonder,
kindness, and expression,
that I sometimes forget
I have within me:
                I am allowed the experience of life, with its many splendors.
                It makes me who I am.

-LJ

17 December 2017