Challenge
Tears.
Let's face it, we're an emotional lot, we creative types. Write about crying. It could be about the cause of your tears, the emotion behind them, or simply the physical reaction. Poetry and prose both welcome. Whichever way it takes you.
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Mourning
There isn't a sound.
No sobs wracking my body, no cries of misery echoing on the tiles.
Instead there's silence, except for my shallow breathing, so soft only I can hear it.
But there are tears.
They never stop, flowing down my cheeks, leaving glistening tracks in their wake.
Mother always tells me I look beautiful when I cry, and that I should have gotten a job as mourner. Maybe I should have listened to her. At least then we'd have had the money to pay our bills.
At least then I'd have had the money to pay for her funeral.
But instead, I find myself sitting in the bathroom, legs tucked up under me and drowning in the weight of the silence.
I wonder if drowning in the silence would be better than drowning in my tears.