Paul Celano - The Same Tear

Can happiness and sadness
Be in the same tear

I believe so

The feeling of pure greatness
Happy as ever
The tear wants to shed
But when the feeling goes
Happy is over

Sad kicks in
Yet the tear has not fallen
Then the emotions collide
Creating a liquid diamond
Wasted to the ground

Can happiness and sadness
Be in the same tear

I believe so

Paul Celano

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