Time Out To Cry ©
poem by:
Shannen Wrass
Written
on Sep 29, 2013
All alone at the end of the day The time, just a little past ten Evening has come for a short stay It’s time for her sorrow again The smile on her face she’s been holding Suddenly, she lets fall And the feelings begin unfolding She comes out of her personal wall As the world settles down for the night She awakens herself from a dream The girl they thought had life going right No longer the image she seemed She takes off the disguise she’s wearing Opens her heart to the truth Now behind closed doors she’s not caring About life, or love in her youth She sits by the mirror spilling tears And she cries by herself in the dark Hours of acting like there’s no fears Takes a lot from an empty heart Inside she’s lonely and sad But acts like she's fine by day In her misery, wishing she had A friend, or a promise to stay Ashamed of the truth she’s been keeping Living hours in daylight a lie This is the reason in darkness she’s weeping Taking time out from each day to cry Written by Shannen Wrass Copyright © 1995 Shannen Wrass. All Rights Reserved
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Gail Newman commented:
What a beautiful poem. I can relate to the emotions expressed and feel it will touch others in the same way.
Craig Davison
commented:
This is pretty sad, and I can relate to it in a lot of ways. But I'm just a middle aged man, so what would I know? Society frowns on emotion shown by men, apparently; and the tears shed by your character are shed secretly and in private, which is even sadder in some ways. When I use a formal poetic device like rhyme I usually try to keep the metre constant, which involves counting syllables; which is pretty tedious, but I am an old pedant at the end of the day.
John Waine
commented:
A poem that combines a set of feelings that in the day-to-day we probably all feel. Direct and consistent, I really liked it.
Sally Hinman
commented:
I loved this poem and I suspect that it relates to a lot more people than we think!
Christopher Russon
commented:
Lovely poem and true I have been there.
Chris Cleverly
commented:
Great poem, thankyou for sharing and making the readers time anything but bland.
It is a most welcomed change
Michael Wise
commented:
Absolutely beautifully expressed.
