Tear Stains

Tear Stains.

My heart so filled with missing you
it's the middle of the night.
Teardrops stain the paper
on which I'm trying to write.

It feels just like I'm lying
when I say I'm doing fine.
I'm find so little comfort
for this old heart of mine.

Loving me loving you
one thing I know for certain.
I cannot let you see me now
or tell you how I'm hurting.

So I tell you that I'm doing great
and how the sun here shines.
And hope somehow you see tear stains
and read between the lines.

Fighting myself one more time
a battle I can't win.
As I rush toward tomorrow
when I'll see you again.

Edwin C Hofert

absenceadventureconflictencouragingjourneyrhyme

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Lady Mar

September 15, 2021 at 3:27 AM

Awesome! I can feel the pain of separation

Kp Nunez

April 21, 2015 at 8:26 AM

This reads like a lyric, Edwin. Good one. Your emotion is splattered right on that page. A 7. Kim :)

Edwin Hofert

April 21, 2015 at 8:41 AM

Thank you Kim! I so wish I could play an instrument because I hear that so often and it would be incredible to have written a poem turned song :) I will say this though Kris Kristofferson was my idle growing up and a huge influence on me. Thanks again and God bless! Ed.