Some days are awful and stormy

And we wish to see the sun

The world weighs on our shoulders

And sometimes we want to run.

Days come we feel so empty,

With nothing to look forward to.

But don't cry out loud too long

For others are watching you.

We try to hide the bitterness

That is in our hearts today

But crying out loud exposes

And gives your secrets away.

Faking smiles, so they won't see,

Hearts are aching in despair.

Don't cry out loud, when they are near

Or they'll soon become aware.

They’ll see the pain hurting so

No one in whom to confide.

Feeling you can handle things

By keeping tears penned inside.

But crying out to God above,

Asking for His help today

Can bring you peace and comfort,

And take those tears away.

Cry to Him, loud as you want,

Just open up your heart and shout.

Cry to Him, loud as you can,

He will answer, there’s no doubt.

He knows all heart and soul

He's been there so much before.

When you thought you would drown

It was He that carried you to shore.

What a wondrous God we have,

Who made everything we see

Don’t cry to all when you’re alone

But to One, who’ll set you free.

~Author~

Ruth Ann Mahaffey

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