How to keep from crying in a public place And other useful advice When you are about to cry in public, Close your eyes Bite your lip, clench your fist Make sure you tip your head slightly back to make those tears return to where they come from If one or two slip out, it's not the end of the world It's just a little embarrassing Right when you swear she speaks like Jesus, She will roll a bolder in front of her mouth Try and hold her until she feels resurrected Know that she will lie to you She will say that she wants you to leave her alone, And that's the opposite of what she wants And sometimes she really just wants you to leave her alone Understand that she will leave you a different kind of alone Always Close your eyes When she makes a paper airplane of your heart with the intention of a lethal nose dive Fold yourself into the least aerodynamic form you can think of so she will be comfortable When you start to cry when no one is around Close your eyes Breathe deep Recognize that you are valuable Your hands are soft and your voice is beautiful Know that you are not her meant to be Tell her that you never meant to be so hateful Realize that she probably won't listen All the knots you tied just ended up leaving neither of you with anything to hold on you Be yourself Wait for someone to want to make you happy Be happy And when you start to cry because you are so happy Do not close your eyes Do not bite your lip Invite the tears to fall Invite yourself to fall again And fall again Do not close your eyes Fall Love Bruise Repeat Do not close your eyes