"Cry"

Funmilayo
St. Louis Christian Academy

"Cry" by Funmilayo St. Louis Christian Academy This video was taken at the 2012 7GP 7th Grade Poetry Contest Winner Event in St. Louis, MO. Read the poems of every 7GP winner at https://www.7gp.org. The 7th Grade Poetry Foundation (7GP) is transforming young lives and their classrooms through writing.

When I cry,
I don’t hold back,
Ignore everything
And just cry.

Why so sad
They all ask,
But all I do
Is just cry.

People stare
They ask questions,
But all I do
Is cry.

But when I cry, 
I think of you
And then I wonder
Why I started to cry.