A Mother's Tears

A mother’s tears are born of love Her baby soft and new And with each touch, her joy regales Eyes, a misty blue A mother’s tears reflect her pride Her boy has started school He’s growing fast, he’ll finish soon Her eyes begin to pool A mother’s tears for wedding bells Expected, yet still sweet And soon there will be babies new For Grandma’s eyes to greet So many tears, my mother’s tears I’ve handled, though I feign That I can handle anything But not her tears of pain A mother’s tears of sadness Of loss, a grieving heart The ones she tries to hide from me Are tearing me apart