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You Can Cry | The Feelings Arc

Sometimes we cry when we’re happy
Sometimes we cry when we’re sad

Sometimes we cry when we’re angry
Sometimes we cry when we’re mad

Sometimes we cry;

Sometimes it’s okay to cry:
To release all pent up emotions,
The stress of it all;
To philosophise and contemplate what yesterday was, what is happening now, and the world of tomorrow

Sometimes it’s not okay to cry:
The wrong place,
The wrong time,
And even sometimes labels and stereotypes

Let no one tell you differently:
It’s okay to cry,
It’s okay to feel as much as it is to think and take action
It’s okay

It might not have been okay;
It might have been okay
It might not be okay;
It might be okay
It may not be okay;
It may be okay

Feel free
Take time
t o  c r y

Contemplate,
Relax;
You can

— Astraea L. Skylar

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