Cycle of Tears

Years of sorrow,
Years of pain,
Years of grief and woe.

My heart still bleeds
With every thought,
Of how those years did go.

My eyes still water
With the tears
I thought had long before ceased.

My mind still wanders
Through those years,
They are still relived for me.

The times I wondered
In agony…
Wherein did destiny lie?

The times I cried
When I could not see
My destiny in her eyes.

My heart
Did break within me,
When those I’d trusted did flee.

Those whose words
I cherish as gold,
But whose convictions are as dung to me.

My mind
Was pitched in turmoil,
My soul was cleaved in half.

All direction was lost
Within me,
All loyalties were past.

Those times I strayed
And wandered,
And brought disgrace unto my name.

Those times I ran
From what I knew was right,
To live my life in shame.

A girl I met
I lost her.
Because my opinion had changed.

Alas I came full circle.
Instead of receiving,
I was now causing pain.

Years of pain and sorrow.
Years of grief and woe.
How sad to have them happen.
What joy! They made me grow!


Copyright 1995