Do You Want a Tear
Do you want a tear?
Do you want one of mine? I've plenty to share:
for tears pool around my heart, and linger there.
Do you wish someone would shed a tear for you
because in reality, they never do?
Do you save a tear?
Do you save a tiny tear for you alone,
all your grief stored in that drop you call your own?
Do you think your heart can carry such a weight,
or break into fragments, bemoaning life's fate?
Do you fear a tear?
Do you fear you'll drown in a torrent of pain
as the tears spill from your eyes like drops of rain?
Do you believe spilling tears makes you look weak,
undermining the reputation you seek?
Do you hoard a tear?
Do you hoard a secret tear, one you won't share,
a tiny little drop you've hidden somewhere?
Do you silently shed that one single tear,
mourning a lonely life traumatized by fear?
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