This Road

Unshed Tears

Nothing pains me more than knowing.

Nothing breaks me more than realizing.

Unshed tears and a pain-filled heart.

Is that really how I am seen?

Is that really how they think of me?

How could I possibly wish such a thing on another?

Why would someone say I’d wish it on my sister?

I don’t know the reason; I don’t know the answer.

What have I done that has caused such a thought to enter a mind?

It breaks me.

It tears me apart.

I pay the price for a reason I don’t know.

I don’t understand.

Undeniable pain.

Unshed tears.

If only pain could be slept away.

If only I could put it aside and forget.

But the pain and the tears remain.