{"product_id":"pretty-things-don-t-cry","title":"Pretty Things Don’t Cry","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePretty Things Don’t Cry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e is a reflective narrative poem about the things people learn to hide in order to be loved.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eTold through the image of a quiet house, a daughter who learns when to smile, and \u003cem\u003ea porch light left on\u003c\/em\u003e long after everyone else has gone home, this piece explores loneliness, grief, tenderness, abandonment, and the ache of wanting to be seen without becoming \u003cem\u003etoo much\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eIt is for the ones who learned to swallow tears before they learned how to speak about them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eFor the ones who became smaller with pain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the ones who kept the house beautiful while carrying heartbreak no one else could see.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eFor the ones who learned to recognize goodbye while someone was still standing in front of them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eCreated from my home to yours, this poem is a place to sit with the parts of yourself that spent years hidden away.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe parts that loved deeply.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eThe parts that stayed soft.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe parts still standing quietly in the doorway, leaving the light on for something they still hope will find its way home\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"by Jazmyne Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46886497288380,"sku":null,"price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/7044\/8572\/files\/IMG-5535.png?v=1780273362","url":"https:\/\/byjazmynegriffin.com\/products\/pretty-things-don-t-cry","provider":"by Jazmyne Griffin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}