Rivers

Written in 2005.

As the mighty rivers flow
So do the tears from my eyes.
A broken sob escapes my lips
As I fall to my knees
And hide, hide my face in my hands
Ashamed of my sudden weakness.
And so I weep, lonely and confused-
Surely there are many reasons for my tears
Yet through the mist even I cannot see them.
My thoughts become a tangled web,
My heart, rent, broken and bruised
My tears, falling soft upon the ground
And my body, riddled with exhaustion.
Lying back upon my bed,
I close my eyes
As the night slowly draws me into its warm embrace.