One,Β accept that you are brokenΒ perhaps by yourselfΒ or maybeΒ Β someone elseΒ but recognizeΒ that you were once whole-Β and no longer are. Β Two,Β cry.Β And cry ugly.Β slide down a cold brick wall while you doΒ scream at the top of your lungsΒ make sure no one can hear youΒ reach for someone who isn't thereΒ hold on to your stomach-Β weep.Β It's time to letΒ go.Β Three,Β walk.Β For a mile,Β or two.Β And embrace theΒ beautyΒ in being alone.Β Don't speak to anyone;Β silence amplifiesΒ thoughtsΒ and walking stirs themΒ like a wooden "tun stick". Β Four,Β forgive,Β everyoneΒ especially yourselfΒ for lyingΒ and believingΒ that you were unbreakableΒ incapable of being humanΒ andΒ incapable of showing it. Β Five,Β let the weight tumbleΒ it won't fall on it's own;Β but you must force it toΒ in unorthodox waysΒ butΒ Β permanentΒ ways. Finally,Β Six. Live. You deserve to.Β Love, SylJoe
West Indian/Caribbean Poet, Sylene Joseph
