Right now it hurts too much to cry. <br />I can't deal with my pain. <br />Survival is my current goal, <br />Forget 'No pain, no gain.' <br /> <br />But someday when I'm stronger <br />And life is safer, too, <br />I'll look inside my hurting heart <br />As best as I can do. <br /> <br />And then the special child <br />That lives inside of me <br />Will face the pain, injustice, <br />And the tears can be set free. <br /> <br />I'll cry for the special boy <br />Whose childhood was lost <br />To the effort to survive, <br />I'll cry for what it cost. <br /> <br />I'll cry for others who like me <br />Craved love instead of strife. <br />Yes, in time, someday I'll cry, <br />For tears belong to life.<br /><br />Albert Johnson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/5-someday-i-ll-cry/