EMOTIONS

so many
emotions
why don't we
show 'em

don't live
loud
don't wanna be
marked out

shut down
love
like a
forbidden drug

don't scream
our pain
admit our
shame

why do
we edit
feelings that
have credit

turn a 
blind eye
to things
not right

and the
other cheek
when we
should speak

try to
suppress
the giggles
when nervous

feelings have
a reason
deserve their
season

time to
cry...smile...brood
all the ups and downs
we go through

what's there
to fear
shedding
a tear

having
a laugh
reading an
epitaph

simply a
release
anxiety
being freed

so why should
you and i
hide what we
feel inside