It's been a long time since a lot of things.
Since I went to a high school dance,
since I felt safe,
since I cried long and hard.
I cried in a Walmart parking lot one night
after a particularly terrible shift at work.
And after my parents found out what I'd been doing the night before.
I cried the first and second time I watched
The Fault In Our Stars.
I cried when I watched my aunt put her baby in the ground.
But I didn't cry when I moved out.
I didn't cry when I lost my faith,
and I didn't cry when he left.
It's been a long time since I cried.
But then again,
it's been a long time since a lot of things.