Beauty in Crying | Esdras Rwakana

The tears in the shining eyes,
The beauty in the frowning face,
The pitiful voice it comes along with,
The arrhythmic pauses in between,
The heartache it causes,
The hope that it will end sometime.

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Esdras Rwakana is a Rwandan poet, storyteller, and author. He is an active contributor to Rwanda’s contemporary literature community, publishing both independent collections and shorter pieces across digital platforms.