Tear Poem by Arvie Calimlim

Tears were forming in my eyes
Trying to live with all these lies
With all emotions cold as ice
I still play with a pair of dice

I tried to hide it through the years
I tried to fight it though I fear
I tried to shout but no one hears
I tried to move yet I stayed here

No one noticed cause no one cared
Not once did anyone try
I was frightened, afraid, scared
Yet no one wanted to know why

I stare into the loneliness of my soul
The weariness of my heart
The exhaustion of my mind
The emptiness of my being

It’s hard trying to hide how you feel
It’s hard keeping tears from falling
It’s hard smiling through the pain
It’s hard to still keep living