They say elephants never forget,
but it's eyes
that I wish
didn't have such a good memory.
Their memory for tears
is uncanny.
I shed a tear or two
almost daily,
from seeing or hearing
some beautiful
or inspiring
or devastating thing.
And then I can feel
more tears
just waiting.
Lurking,
preying on me.
The edges of my eyes
feel watery
and tired
every time I blink.
Sometimes for hours afterward.
They remember me crying.
They can't forget.
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