Cry, But Stay Strong

By Michael Tavon

Cry, But Stay Strong is a collection of poems from previously published from the years of 2016 to 2020. This collection features over 200 poems and proses personally selected by the author. If you are familiar with Tavon's previous works, this will serve as a more focused and condensed version of his body of work for you. Cry, But Stay Strong will also be the perfect introduction to readers who are new to his work.

Poems from: Nirvana: Pieces of Self-Healing vol.1 & 2, Songs for Each Mood vol.1 & 2, Young Heart Old Soul, The Pisces, and Dreaming in a Perfect World were used to curate this collection.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Michael Tavon
• Release date: Jun 15, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215293317

Michael Tavon

Michael Tavon (1991) was born St. Petersburg, Florida to Michael & Desiree Patterson. Although Tavon and two sisters grew up in low income-crime driven neighborhoods his parents instilled the importance of goals, education, and the 'will-to-do-good' in their children. As a child he developed a likeness for literature and television. His first book,"Garage Band The Legend of Dookie Harris", was self-published in 2014. Tavon is currently pursuing his Bachelors degree in Creative writing and will be attending the University of Central Florida in 2018.

Book preview

This collection is a compilation of poems from my published works; in this book, you will find selected poems from the following works:

Nirvana: Pieces of Self-Healing Vol. 1 & 2

Songs for Each Mood Vol. 1& 2

The Pisces

Dreaming in a Perfect World

Young Heart, Old Soul

A Day Without Sun

This is a great collection if you haven’t read any of the poetry collections mentioned. No new material is presented in this book, but most of the poems have been revised. The goal for this book is to shed light on my lesser-known poetry collections, as they deserve some love and are brilliant collections too.

Cry, But

Stay Strong

Stay Strong

Cry, but stay strong

Let those tears flow

While holding

Your head high

Pain doesn’t break you

It shapes you.

Imperfect

Some days I feel

Like a rising sun

Other days

I feel like a dark cloud

Looming over other’s joy

To love me is to know

I won’t shine every day

So, when I rain

Will you still

Find the beauty

behind my darkness

Proceed with Caution

It took a while

to fall in love with you

Because my heart

could not afford another disappointment

Piece Twenty-one

It took a while for me

to love myself the learning process

Was filled with many

Trials and tribulations

Fake smiles and empty laughs

Many days I convinced myself

I was fine by numbing my pain

With delusions of grandeur after

Inhaling smoke from weed

blunts and quenching my thirst

with whiskey shots

I’m happy,

I lied to myself hundreds of times.

I love myself

I tried to convince my mind.

While deep inside

I was fighting for peace

The most significant battle I had to

Overcome, but the first step I had to take

Was accepting my sadness and finding ways

To defeat it.

The battle became a war, but I

Survived the crossfire;

Now I’m a warrior

Who has learned to love everything within

After ‘Dying to Live’ by Edgar Winter

Somedays, the sun begs me to wake up

When my body feels anchored

To the bed, the outside world

Seems too grim to explore.

Sometimes the warmth

From my blanket

Feels like a shield

From this cold world,

when staying in bed seems like

The resolution to my problems

I try to convince myself

it’s better to live in fear

than to go outside,

There’s no use in living

If I’m just living to die

The sun grows more relentless

in its pursuit

to get me out into the world.

Eventually, I concede,

brush my teeth, Eat breakfast,

Get dressed and start my day.

I thank the sun and his clouds

For not giving up on me.

Blackberry Molasses

Blackberry molasses

Life can taste so sweet

But when you feel too weak

To lift the weight off your shoulders

Remember God gave you,

The strength to endure

Storms and pain

Even when that muscle

In your chest tears apart

And you yearn for it to stop

Give it time to recover,

You’ll come back

Stronger than before

Don’t let the rainstorms drown you

And when the wind

Makes you stumble

Please, break your fall before

You hit the asphalt

Keep moving

The sun may feel like hell right now

But remember

When sun rays felt like,

Warm silk

On your skin

Blackberry molasses

Sweet moments will come after

Bitter pain remember

To forgive the past

but don’t run to it ever again

Every little thing I Do

The way you spin me,

I’m surprised

I’m not left upside down

And dizzy

This sensation you bring

Makes me feel like

I’m floating through the air,

Flying through water,

My grey world stopped

Feeling normal

Since your presence

Restored its eternal color

Sunny Daze

Once you see the beauty

In starting over,

Letting go will seem less painful

You may think life

Is upside down

But it’s a chance

To view it all

From a different angle

It’s okay to feel upset

But don’t let that heart

Burn with anger

this is far from the end

Moving on is a blessing,

When grief doesn’t kill

A calm river can form

Out of tormented tears

When You Need Somebody

Your tears have been flowing

Into oceans lately

Must be hard to stay afloat

The way the waves of life

Come crashing down on you

They swallow you whole

Before you’re able to catch a breath

I’ll part the sea

If you need to see clearly, again

When the weight of the water

Gets too heavy to carry

Hold on to me,

I’m here to guide you to where

You need to be

I refuse to let you drown

Power of Doubt

You wanting me

as much as I want you

Makes me kind of nervous

Like, am I actually worth it

do I deserve it?

Before you, I felt worse than worthless

Now you have defined my purpose

Deeper than the core of the Earth is

Now let me revert

retract and think back

Am I clouded by lust

Because this feeling is so new

I can’t even trust

So, I stress by second-guessing

Wondering if you’re another lesson

Or a blessing

But why ruin this beautiful moment

By asking questions

Just go with the flow

If It was meant to be,

Time will let us know

Eternal Bliss

My beautiful friend

You came in and made life feel so new

Young at heart, old at soul

The way our vibes intertwine

We must’ve found love

in another galaxy before

A stargazer, soul amazing

I marvel at you

As if I’m gazing at a golden moon

Too good to be true

So surreal to be next to you

My beautiful friend

My care for you is deep, endlessly

At peace with you by my side

Never leave; continue to grow