Crying

by Emma Culbreath | Mar 25, 2024 | Poetry

It’s strange
I never really minded crying
In a way
A strange way
It’s comforting
The salty tears
Wrapping me up in pure warmness
Reminding me that the hurt
Means it was all real
That the salty bitter taste of them
Is something that even the devil knows

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