Monday, March 30, 2020: National Women's Month: Maria Arana's poem "Bury the Tears"

Bury the Tears

the ones you swore

I gave you

the ones that burned

your cheeks and pursed your lips

bury them

until not a single drop pours out

I’m not worth

all that anguish

I’m not worth

all that sorrow

bury them deep

deep inside

a black box

to match your black heart

then, I’d never hurt you

like you claim I did

and maybe

forever will be better

as we watch

the world’s sunset in flames

© 2020 Maria Arana

Bio: Maria A. Arana is a teacher, writer, and poet. Her poetry has been published in various journals including Spectrum, The Pangolin Review, Nature Writing, and Cholla Needles Magazine. You can find her at https://twitter.com/m_a_Arana