I Will Never Cry Poem by Houda Boukassoula

I WILL NEVER CRY
If you want to make me cry
I advise you not to try
I'll be able to hide my fears
As much as you look for my tears
There are things I can't deny
I need you as the soil needs a cloud
I wait for you like an old tree
Waits eagerly for a sprout
I expect you like a dark sky
Expects monthly a moonlit night
Yet I can say I will never cry
Instead I will firmly try
To subsist to my needs
Like the mountains help develop clouds
Like an old brunch nourishes its sprouts
Like a star burning to help light the sky
I'll not let you exploit my fears
I'll never let you see my tears
Yes I will never cry
Instead I will firmly try
To show you the best of me
Until you get back to your humanity