Have you ever wondered how we produce tears
Do they live deep inside us, dormant for years
Do they wait at the surface, ready to spill
Out the eye, past the lash, and from there it’s downhill?
In truth it’s a system, a Rube Goldberg in making
It kicks into gear when your heart begins breaking
The lacrimal gland produces clear fluid
Which drops in a duct, and it races right through it
And through these canals to the surface of I
Tears prevent our eyeballs from becoming too dry
But why are there tears when we hear someone’s dying
Where is the science in this art of crying?
Well they say when we’re sad many things can accrue
Manganese and prolactin and tissues, a few
One of these is hormonal, one’s a chemical too
And grief is what holds them together, like glue
But your teardrops release these like nudists shed dress
When you wipe them away you should feel less stress
They say you should cry til there’s just nothing left
But if so how come Bossy is still so bereft?
Bossy is posting every day in November. Here’s what you missed so far!
LyndaMO says
November 5, 2012 at 8:09 pmHugs to my bereft Bossy. November has always been a weird month to me. Hang tough and soon Christmas crap will be blasting us outta our chairs.
Charlie says
November 5, 2012 at 8:32 pmVery sorry to hear Bossy has been over-stressing her tear ducts. I keep thinking of that commercial for Restasis (the artificial tears), where a woman with “chronic dry eye” claims she can’t produce enough tears. I’m sure that’s a real condition, but clearly she’s never been married to me.
Jason says
November 5, 2012 at 8:36 pmThis is pretty great, even if the reasons for it suck.
TLB says
November 5, 2012 at 9:50 pmSorry to hear Bossy has been having a rough time of it lately. We hope it’s better soon. Also glad you’re back.
Arli says
November 5, 2012 at 9:56 pmVery good question, Bossy. I never thought to ask why emotion makes us cry (sad or happy) tears? Bossy is a much deeper thinker than this crybaby. Big hug.
Tania says
November 5, 2012 at 10:01 pmFer chrissake… 🙁
Jenn @ Juggling Life says
November 5, 2012 at 11:22 pmI can only say that it’s actually worse to not cry when you’re sad–of course it would be better not to be sad. Hoping the daily posting will help–we sure like it.
AnnP. says
November 6, 2012 at 12:30 amSo good. And just great to come by here each day and get to visit with you! Thanks, man!
Ami says
November 6, 2012 at 11:05 amAw, Bossy. Wish I was able to make the sadness go away. I find the best way is to live through it and read a lot of nice escapism books until whatever it is hurts less. Thanks for doing NaBloPoMo for us (and for speaking up for Barack!). {hugs}
Cactus Petunia says
November 6, 2012 at 5:47 pmAwww, Jeez. Now Bossy’s got me goin’!