The Tear

On my breast rest
The face of a restless
Tear
Quickly dried as dust
Blown  away by the
Dry winds
From the frosty sun
Chill
Short lived the restless
Tear
For death cheeped upon
me alas
Muted lips sealed
Eternal
Dried all rivers flow
Within
Copyright © | Year Posted 2006

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