The Prayers and Tears of Eden

I've found the Tears to be more
than prayers
So pray to the point of weeping
Close your eyes to the differences
between the names things
Discard for the moment all bitterness
you've been keeping

And break down, and let go,
Let the grief pour out
and relinquish control
Tears are sometimes the answer
to prayers

They reveal our weakness,
they push us to reach out for our
collective strength
and in their meekness
bind us together regardless of rank

Then open our eyes again, as if they've been washed clean
So always live, uncalloused, tender and vulnerable.
Prepared to live to the point of tears.