BEAUTIFUL CRYING
Sometimes when I’m sad
For a stupid self-pitying reason
I say what I’m sad about out loud in French
And it sounds beautiful because I am triste
And sitting by a window as the sun sets
And wearing something special made of lace
And when I cry it is beautiful crying
And the tears I cry are very expensive
And an unusual kind of music plays
And it’s in black and white
And everyone who watches it says
That beautiful girl has a legitimate reason to be sad
And women all over the world rush to salons
And ask for the haircut I had
Amy Berkowitz is from New York City, and currently lives in Michigan. Her work has appeared in Coconut, RealPoetik, Shampoo Poetry, and Spooky Boyfriend, and is forthcoming in Line Line Line Line. She is a founding member of the Washtenaw County Women’s Poetry Collective and Casserole Society, whose first collection of collaborative poems is called The Feeling Is Mutual.
