A man cries, but not for very long,
the one's I've seen, seem to get
side tracked into pride for being 
able to cry in the first place.
Either that or over come with
great shame which also 
brings about a need to stop.
It's quite a shame really,
that most men don't know,
the great benefits of true
lamenting.
We women do,
we are experts,
the art has been handed down
through countless generations.
Certain very skilled lamenters
are well known through out 
their family's.
You see men, it's like this,
something makes you cry,
and the crying feels freeing,
then you figure, that since
you are crying you might
as well, cry about everything.
Until you come to a point
where the things you are crying about
just seem to stupid for the effort.
Then you reach great resolve
to fix the thing that made you cry
in the first place.
You pick yourself up
by the new inner strength 
the ordeal has given you
and you carry on.
But remember this,
if you cry to long
you get one hellacious headache.

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Written by: Cara Marie Filipeli