Silent Tears :: MaisyMiles :: Original Poetry

Silent Tears

I could not help but notice as the day turned into night

that it was indeed your time to leave

you were turning towards the light.

You promised somehow I'd get through it, for I had known all along

eventually god would take you, although your will was iron strong

As you spoke, one silent tear rolled down your paled cheek

you whispered you were leaving, your body was so weak

you said your life on earth had ended

it was time for you to leave

you asked me not to cry

but only to believe

I must open my heart to see you, a butterfly in flight,

a sudden breeze amongst the heat

a shooting star in the night.

I must open my heart to see you, close my eyes, say a prayer

I must keep my heart open

and forever you'll be near.

One silent tear rolls down my lonely cheek.