"All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves." --Anatole France

I Am Not Ashamed

I am not ashamed
of my tears
of my joy
of my pain

that my heartstrings are
tied so tightly
to you
and her
and her and her and her
to us
to what we have been
and what we are

that change
beautiful wonderful lovely
as it is
still makes me weep
because I love you

I am not ashamed
of my tears