One, accept that you are broken perhaps by yourself or maybe someone else but recognize that you were once whole- and no longer are. Two, cry. And cry ugly. slide down a cold brick wall while you do scream at the top of your lungs make sure no one can hear you reach for someone who isn't there hold on to your stomach- weep. It's time to let go. Three, walk. For a mile, or two. And embrace the beauty in being alone. Don't speak to anyone; silence amplifies thoughts and walking stirs them like a wooden "tun stick". Four, forgive, everyone especially yourself for lying and believing that you were unbreakable incapable of being human and incapable of showing it. Five, let the weight tumble it won't fall on it's own; but you must force it to in unorthodox ways but permanent ways. Finally, Six. Live. You deserve to. Love, SylJoe
West Indian/Caribbean Poet, Sylene Joseph
