Light of Dawn – Words of Sympathy
I light a candle every day,
Hoping the pain will fade away,
But with the light of each new dawn,
Another day and your still gone.
(By James E. Stanley)
Tears and Smiles – Words of Sympathy
Tears,
the only way to see her pain.
Smiles,
the only window to her heart.
Her eyes,
Show so much of her emotion.
She tries to hide it,
but everyone knows.
Smiles and tears,
Only shows her character.
Tries to be strong for everyone,
Hides her tears.
But in her weakness
Others step up to be her smiles.
Her tears never out weight the smiles,
But the smiles come naturally.
Smiles hide her tears.
Her tears of sadness.
Tears flow freely,
But only when she is alone.
Smiles flow freely
All the time!
She hides her tears
To keep others from worrying.
She suppresses her feelings
To allow others their freedom.
Her smiles always available
But tears hidden away.
Her tears, to show pain
Yet never seen.
Her smiles to show her true self
Her ever sunny personality.
Her smiles
Her tears
The sum of myself.
(By Brandy Morris)
September – Words of Sympathy
Tonight there must be people who are getting what they want.
I let my oars fall into the water.
Good for them. Good for them, getting what they want.
The night is so still that I forget to breathe.
The dark air is getting colder. Birds are leaving.
Tonight there are people getting just what they need.
The air is so still that it seems to stop my heart.
I remember you in a black and white photograph
taken this time of some year. You were leaning against
a half-shed tree, standing in the leaves the tree had lost.
When I finally exhale it takes forever to be over.
Tonight, there are people who are so happy,
that they have forgotten to worry about tomorrow.
Somewhere, people have entirely forgotten about tomorrow.
My hand trails in the water.
I should not have dropped those oars. Such a soft wind.
(By Jennifer Michael Hecht)