Go Ahead Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

You want to sit and weep?
Well...
Go ahead!

You want to mope and tote woe.
Well...
Go ahead.

You want to hang onto your grief,
And solicit empathy.
Well...
Go ahead.
Go ahead.

Bolt your doors,
And load your shoulders!
Go ahead.
Weight them down.
Why don't you practice making frowns.
Go ahead.
Go ahead.

One day that misery from you will fade away.
You'll wake up one day and choose happiness to stay.
So go ahead...
And feel what someday you'll choose to ride.
Go ahead.
Go ahead.

You want to sit and weep?
Well...
Go ahead!

You want to mope and tote woe.
Well...
Go ahead.

You want to hang onto your grief,
And solicit empathy.
Well...
Go ahead.
Go ahead.
But one day,
That misery from you will fade away.