If You See Me Cry

If you see me cry just know that I

Am not shedding tears because of death.

For I know we all must go

Somewhere when we gasp our last breath.

The tears you see are for the family

For the pain on their face

It can’t be hid deep within.

It must be expressed in some way

If you see me smile or laugh out loud

I mean no disrespect

In my minds eye you can say that I

Got a little glimpse

Of Dorothy Brown walking all around

God’s paradise

No pain or sorrow or strain

It’s always day and never night

By Jerome D. Matthews