The Stone and the Tears

I threw a stone into the sea, It sank beneath, I couldn’t see; For the water was dark and deep Like the night when sad people weep. I let tears fade into the sea, They disappeared, I couldn’t see; For the ocean swallowed them all After the moment they did fall. From where I stood, just near the dock I saw a stone beside a rock; The steadiness that I did long Allowed the tears to make me strong.