I cried...

I thought that I had lost my words
But I found them
Sitting alone
In my hotel room
I thought that they were gone forever
But they emerged
The day I refound my tears
As I was
Watching M and B dance across
The Presidential seal
I cried
I cried for my great grandmothers who did not get past the third grade
But knew that there was more out there for their children
I cried for my grandmommie
Who got tired of scrubbing white people’s floors
And put herself through college
I cried for myself
Because I thought that I no longer knew how
I cried for the grown men I saw hugging and crying
Standing outside in 17 degree weather in front of the capital building
I cried for myself
Because I am working hard to be what people think I am
I cried
For those who couldn’t be there
I cried
Hoping that I am making my parents proud
I cried
Because it’s hard sometimes to keep going
I cried for those many times I was close to the point
Of no return
I cried for
M and B’s love
I cried for my head
Because it knows better
And my heart because
It doesn’t
I cried for my heart
Because it was ready to wait
Willing to go the distance
And do whatever it took
Because you were worth it
Correction are worth it
I cried because
There was a time
When someone had me fooled
Into thinking I was worthy of
The foul treatment I was receiving
I cried for my past
And the things that could not be undone
I cried for my future
And its uncertainty
I cried
Because for so long I thought that I couldn’t