Tears

Tears are falling
And they aren’t finished yet
If HE keeps each tear that falls
How many jars have I filled today?

Smile as I may try
I walk by and pretend that I’m fine
But deep down my soul is crying out
Shouting, screaming, reaching
Out to you, as only I don’t know how
To let you know
That silently inside
My tears
Are falling

Help me now
Save me soon
For I know not how long I can hold on
I know not how true I can continue to be
As forever my tears
Are falling

No sponge to absorb
No paper towels to clean up
No heat to evaporate
As tears run down my face
And now I wonder if
Somehow, some way, some day
You can remove from me the pain I feel
Show me some something
I could never find
Open these eyes of mine, which are open
But blind
And hold me

For with life there is pain
And pain is pleasure
But if pain is pleasure
And life is pain
Then doesn’t that mean I should feel good?
Maybe not, since these things
In my mind could never be understood
Just lock them up
And throw away the key
And although deep inside
My mind is screaming at me
I’ll go on and continue to smile
As I walk along a thousand miles
With my tears
Still falling.