A collection of real-life stories and true-to-life prose, "Tears" is a deeply revealing book about feelings, emotions and the emotional life. It's about the full expression of life, the full spectrum of life, the depth, the fire, the resistance ... and then ... the surrender. Originally published November 1996, the book's poems and prose reveal the real heartbreaks and breakthroughs in the life of the author: the family dynamics, the romantic loves and losses, and the joys of a life lived fully. In the end, this collection is a celebration of it all.