truly and in full
to the question:
what and why are tears?
Some mysteries can never be truly unraveled.
Animals are not really 'just' animals,
and even more so neither are we.
Weeping is a spiritual act.
A form of prayer.
It moves the stars and stirs the breeze.
At the heart of humans is a power that is awesome
and tragic
and there are times when our reach is infinite
and it touches every other thing in all of creation.
True wretched weeping is one of those times.
We can be so completely lost and yet
all of reality is cradling us and whispering
the secrets of everything into the darkness of our soul.
and tears are the distillation of pure emotion
by the natural alchemist of our own flesh.
They are an ingredient for magic.
They bless the earth and sanctify the passing of time.
To weep is a blessing.
It is the badge of a compassionate soul.
