The Invisible Tear

No one could see my tear

it was as if it wasn’t there

My smile just showed a happy face

like I didn’t have a care.

But that tear was very real

it was just invisible to see

it kept on rolling down my cheek

pouring out endlessly.

The more you couldn’t see it

in fact the more it hurt

I had to laugh before the world

to cheat and disconcert.

The pain I felt inside me

I couldn’t let it show

to hide it was the only way

not one tear would I let flow.

Until I found my bed at night

where no one else could see

on the safety of my pillow

and let my tears go free.

Then again I’d face the world

and plead my tear to hide

another day to keep so safe

my secrets and my pride.

2 thoughts on “The Invisible Tear

  1. Marco Reply

    It’s beautiful, heartbreaking poem that took my breath away…
    …sono confuso ed affascinato da tanta profondità.
    Bellissima.

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