Broken Eyes
Broken Eyes
Sun shining through
My window
Begging me to greet the new day
I just don’t want to
As sadness envelopes me
All I want is to hide
Forget to breathe
Tears fill my eyes
Not long ago I would have fought them
Now I just wish they would fall
But they don’t and I know it is
Because I have
Broken Eyes
I look for a distraction
Anything to not feel this pain
I turn on the radio
And I hear Tiffany singing
“Hear In My Heart”
And it takes me back in time
In my mind I can hear
Hayley singing along
Like she did every time
That song played
Two voices blending so beautifully
You would think that would
Make me smile
Such a fond memory
Instead my heart begins to break
With the reminder that Hayley is gone
I find myself missing
My best friend, sister & twin
I don’t want to go on
As tears well up again
I really wish they would fall
Yet I know they won’t
Not from these my
Broken Eyes
Thirteen years and counting
Feels like just yesterday
The pain gets worse each and everyday
With that pain
Comes more heartbreak
Tears that well up but never fall
Leaving me to wonder
Will I ever be able to heal my
Broken Eyes
I feel so defeated
Life keeps going on
Yet I don’t want it to
A voice in my head says it doesn’t have to
More voices join in
As they begin to chant
“Do it”
Over and Over again
It takes all my strength
To muster the will
To keep going on
I just know though
I have to
I never want to cause the pain I feel
To anyone else
So I say a little prayer
And ask for help from above
Then I ask him
While he is at it if he could please
Fix my
Broken Eyes
Then maybe I could cry
Wash away some of the pain
Help me find the strength to
Keep moving on
Oh what a relief it would be
If only
I didn’t have these
Broken Eyes
By: Jean Bonella
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