My Eyes
I had to close my eyes
Pain sat at the bottom of my heart
Anger pulled on my tear ducts
Sorrow pounded on my brain
The three friends together
Consuming my body whole
She cried on shoulder
Yet my eyes still solidly closed
Pain forced me to remember how sad you were that day
Anger made my skin boil at how you went away
Sorrow gave me a migraine which I couldn’t escape
The three friends playing together
Making my body shake
I had to open my eyes
I had to see my mother cry
I had to be strong for her
For me
No tears fell that day
And it was all one last gift from me to you