Poem - I can find no tears.
I CAN FIND NO TEARS I can find no tears now that you have gone, Even though I know you have passed on. I cannot hear your voice or your demands, I cannot see your face or hold your hands. I can find no tears since saying goodbye, There are just not any there for me to cry. I cannot wish you back - your pain would stay, And I could not ask you live your life that way. I want to find the tears to communicate, This numb and empty feeling which I hate. I send a message to your silent phone, But never see the thumbs up, which says I'm not alone. Dad, you are gone and somewhere wait the tears. The memories of you, all my hopes and fears. So I listen to the music you enjoyed, Hoping that each beat will stitch this void. One day the tears may find their way to me, In the garden, breeze or rustle of a tree. Until that day, I’ll carry what I can - The love, the loss, the shadow of the man. Although my eyes stay dry, my heart still knows, The weight of every memory that it holds. A father...