Cry (Why are you crying?)

 I’m crying for myself 

For my uncle

My mother

Im crying because I hate conflict and yet its the landscape I was born into 

Im crying because i’m angry 

Im crying because i’m sad 

Im crying because I miss my dad 

And he never got to see what i’d become 

Im crying because I need to 

Im crying because if I dont I might kill somebody 

Im crying to keep my sanity 

Im crying to acknowledge and validate my feelings 

Im crying because each tear that drops is an ode to those before me , friends no longer present....

and its proof that I AM still here.