Black Tear Society

Book excerpt: Black Tear Society is the autobiographical memoir of a young woman who knows, has seen, and has heard too much. Tajuana Simpson wrote this book after realizing that she needed an outlet or else she might lose her sanity. She had become tired of being tired. However, she was then unaware of her root problem, that she lacked the experience of having a real father. Her childhood memories were clouded by the violence and dysfunction which her biological father brought on her family before he abandoned them. As an adult, Ms. Simpson worked, was an able single parent, and truly appeared normal in others' eyes. However, she increasingly found that when others were happy around her, she was sad, and when others were sad, she was happy. "It appeared" There was a tear that stayed on her face for several years, one that you couldn't see or touch. In order to conquer this sadness, she had to write Black Tear Society. This book points out the shame of those who hide behind false exteriors and fail to own up to interior, self-based issues. It deals with ones who stay in the window and never take a look in the mirror or try to gain understanding. Ms. Simpson has realized that a nation of people is crying out for help with a black tear, and wondering if the unhappiness will ever go away.......