cry baby

not everyone
cries the same way,
or over
the same things.
you've known women
who cry over
soap commercials,
or on arbor day,
running around
the park hugging trees.
but those are
crazy women on
medication. normal
people usually don't
cry until something
significant happens
either really good
or really bad.
you tend to be more
of a private crier.
holding it all in
until you're in the car,
or in your room
with your head in
a pillow, squelching
the sobs.
but you always feel
good after a good
cry. something
about releasing
the toxins and the
tension bottled up
inside your body.
the last time you
cried was when your
team won the national
championship. they
were happy tears, which
you immediately
doused with a splash
of water in order
to hide them.