Helpless
I sit and watch as the sadness seeps into the face before me
Watching with growing desperation as the face slowly crumples like tissue
Feel the aching in my heart as the eyes start to redden
Seeing the tears well up in the sockets until with a sob they overflow
Spilling out onto the cheeks leaving streaks in the dirt
As they course down the face of utter despair
Washing over the quivering lips from which escapes yet more sobbing
Falling like raindrops from the chin to splash upon the floor
My hearts aches and breaks
And I want to reach out and cuddle and comfort the tortured soul before me
Helplessly I find I can offer no solace
I turn my back with a heavy heart
And walk away from the mirror
Kriss Lee ( CLiPiCs ) 27/08/09
Copyright © Kriss Lee | Year Posted 2011
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