Tears

TEARS Tears as we tumble from the womb And into the cold, cruel world Already a sensing of longing For the warmth and comfort left behind The pattern is set for life's long struggle As time slips through our hands like sand It's only when pain pierces our soul That we find out who we really are Tears for goldfish flushed down the toilet, For poor old grandma and her dodgy heart So much agony to deal with And your journey's only at a start Next up is cupid and his mischief making Teenage crushes cruelly crushed By spiteful words and raging hormones Then there's the pining For a youth left behind As you look in the mirror And see an ageing man Before you know it There's a hospital bed And the thought of a life wasted Rips you apart inside The waterworks come to an end When your body gives up on its host But the tears still flow at your funeral As friends and family mourn their ghost