Monday 16 October 2017

OctPoWriMo Day 16: Losing your tears and fears

Seen as if through a shop window -
mostly clear but slightly blurred -
my tear ducts appear to have a sign beside them
reading
FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES ONLY.

But it isn't really that;
it's just that their secretions come
at a rather high price.

The fear of leaving you
coaxes them out;
they are precious for only you seeing them,
and for their rarity.

2 comments:

ms_lili said...

vulnerability is the feeling your poem evokes in me. beautifully written

Annis Cassells said...

Well done. I love the image of the blurred shop window. Thank you. xoA