It's okay to cry

Vivian Timmins 1955 (United States)



Now that I've released you as you have me I want to burst into tears that need to be free there's no shame in that I'm not ashamed to say. Naturally you'd interpret that in the wrong way. Arrogantly you'd believe you still have power and see it as weak. Tiny minded people often think too much of self. It merely means you're no longer on my shelf waiting for a rainy day hoping you'll remember what you threw away. IF you can look at it for what it is meaning it's been tossed away for what it was it's gone now for good. No chance of what it could or what it would Now I pave my path & can't wait to see how releasing those tears will truly set me free.
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Vivian Timmins

Lost my son when he was 22. My daughter is wicked & hateful. I cut her from my life. I live in novato california, it's a very hard time to be left alone. My pain& anger is a lot of what I write, to vent, this way I avoid confrentation which leads to no where. Not when dealing with people that do not know how to communicate and are not concerned about you, only concerned with themselves and the outcome they want at that given moment. Selfish, self centered, too immature to take responsibility for their actions. On paper I write what I'm feeling and there are no reprocussions for saying how I see it or feel it & the numbskulls just keep going round and round with their lack of ability to handle situations calmly and move past their limited thinking. As for me, I like to listen, I like to grow, be open to what's outside the box and not be ignorant. In this world we live in, there is no excuse for ignorance. We are in the information age. more…

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