leak the sadness

sometimes

my cheeks

glisten

as my eyes

leak the sadness

from my soul

each tear

carries

heartache

pain

sorrow

grief

each drop

that trickles

down my skin

forges the path

of healing

my soul

does not want

to retain the sadness

so

it lets it go

not in words

not in thoughts

but through

the simple

act

of crying.