Dried Tears

the grief in my heart
had bubbled forth.
an unstoppable swell
had broken loose
you had caught
the warm wetness
in your palm and
wiped away fears
and the world began
to melt and fade

For each tear that
fell from my eyes
there was another
that fell from your heart
but now my eyes
are all dried up
for each word that falls
from your careless lips
I lose a tear from my heart
which feels like solid rock

time changes everything
everyone changes with time
tears are like dishwater
impure, soiled, like waste
like your broken promises
like my unborn children
all meaningless memories
old passions and desires
that wont let me live
that wont let me die

Aug 2005....a long time back!