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Crystal Tear Drops
What do you,
if I may ask,
worry about in
your "perfect"
little world?
Grant me the
pleasure of
knowing this
one thing Ö
Is it for the
safety of your
family that
you yearn?
Or is it your
wish to
possess that
which you do
not, but
others have?
Come travel
with me on a
journey
through
another one's
mind Ö
Become one
with me as I
ponder the
reason Yonah
cried.
Can you open
your heart to
receive the
unknown?
Or are you
afraid of it Ö
Afraid to see
the person you
really are?
Come and see Ö
Hear the man,
Yonah, as he
cries.
Feel with me
the heartache
he feels for
the pain of
others from
long ago.
IF you feel at
all, you will
feel as I
feel.
Our spirits
are ages past
due for a
release of
feeling for
others
and our
uncaring ways.
In his hand,
he holds a
book Ö One he
hopes will
lead him home.
He is on a
quest for his
family and a
people long
ago.
As he reads,
he begins to
cry Ö But Ö Why?
Others walk by
and see his
tears Ö Tears
of sorrow,
which can not
be contained.
Those passing
by can not
understand
these tears Ö
The tears he
sheds are
crystal clear,
for they are
pure of heart.
They are shed
in sadness for
loved ones he
has found.
Shed not only
for them, but
those that
they knew.
Yonah is in
search of his
family but Ö
See what he
has found.
He sees The
Trail Of Tears
shed by his
family and
those of their
friends!
In his mind,
he has walked
with them hand
in hand.
He has run
with them for
eternity, it
seems,
from
those who
oppressed and
murdered them.
Have you yet
to understand
the reason for
his tears?
Or are his
thoughts so
different from
yours that you
do not see?
Little does
one understand
the mind of
another who is
unlike them.
Many are those
unwilling to
identify with
those who dare
to be
different.
I feel for
each and every
people who are
or have ever
been.
Do you care
for others and
the injustices
they have
born?
Are you able
to cry with
those who cry?
Have you ever
cried for
those who
cried?
We need to
learn to cry
for those who
longed to be
free Ö
Reach into
your soul for
the crystal
tears you have
long
forgotten.
These are
perfect drops,
like Yonah's,
and shed
because of the
cruelty of
man.
Those who
cried before
him are the
reason
for the
Crystal Tear
Drops that Yonah shed.
© 1998 T. W.
Martindale
Sagwu Usdi
March 1st,
1998
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Author's Note:
I wrote this piece especially for my father, Yonah.
To honor
him, his family, their friends, and loved ones,
it was lovingly written.
He had gone to a store
and picked up a book about the Trail of Tears.
As he was browsing through it, he began to cry.
It was difficult for him to hold back the tears
as he read about trials, tribulations, and heartaches of everyone
that lived so long ago.
He told me about his tears
and had asked me to write a poem about
"Why Yonah Cried".
As I was writing, I thought about the reason for his tears.
They were selfless tears shed for the injustices inflicted on others
and for that reason the piece became Crystal Teardrops.......
perfect, selfless tears shed for others.
T. W. Martindale
  
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