I Am Your Tears

Simplicity is a dance
of taking out all
of the destructive elements
that cause chaos and deformity
and leaves only the faintest lines
of harmony
to draw an outline
of how the heart sees
all things as being one.

A child sees simplicity
in everything
and then over time
we load this heart
with magnitudes
of pain
and insensitivity
until at last
only the faintest hint
of its elemental structure
are visible
to those who see
with the blindness
of sheer love.

I looked
into your heart
and saw you there
huddled in the corner
holding a winsome match,
the flame of which
gave the unstartling view
of a face
that asked to be adored
and I melted
into a splotch
that stained
your favorite pillow case
that I might sleep
with you
in your darkest hours.  

I have loved you
so much
that I cannot
not love you.  

I am the discoloration
on the fabric
your  face
lays upon
at night.

I am your tears


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