Tear Stains

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Tear Stains. My heart so filled with missing you it's the middle of the night. Teardrops stain the paper on which I'm trying to write. It feels just like I'm lying when I say I'm doing fine. I'm find so little comfort for this old heart of mine. Loving me loving you one thing I know for certain. I cannot let you see me now or tell you how I'm hurting. So I tell you that I'm doing great and how the sun here shines. And hope somehow you see tear stains and read between the lines. Fighting myself one more time a battle I can't win. As I rush toward tomorrow when I'll see you again. Edwin C Hofert

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Lady Mar

Date: 9/15/2021 3:27:00 AM

Awesome! I can feel the pain of separation

Kp Nunez

Date: 4/21/2015 8:26:00 AM

This reads like a lyric, Edwin. Good one. Your emotion is splattered right on that page. A 7. Kim :)

Edwin Hofert
Date: 4/21/2015 8:41:00 AM

Thank you Kim! I so wish I could play an instrument because I hear that so often and it would be incredible to have written a poem turned song :) I will say this though Kris Kristofferson was my idle growing up and a huge influence on me. Thanks again and God bless! Ed.

Jan Allison

Date: 4/21/2015 1:24:00 AM

I can relate to this message as I'm simply missing a dear friend Edwin - I hope he reads the pain behind MY lines:-( hugs jan xx