Waiting For The Tears To Fall Poem by steven babalola

Waiting For The Tears To Fall



Joyce Carol Vincent (1965–2003)



She lived a life so far,
From all her fallen dreams.
Wrapped inside her sorrow,
Turning time into tears.




She’s just a silhouette.
A silent, lonely figure.
So easy to forget.

Adrift amongst the memories.
Left waiting for the tears to fall.

She evades the tenderness
Caught between the innocence
And the emptiness.

Undone by all her mysteries.
Just waiting for the tears to fall.

She sings from better days.
A voice inside the dust,
So slowly fades.

Divided in too many ways.
Still waiting for the tears to fall.

Sunday, April 27, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: loneliness
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
‘On 25 January 2006, officials from a north London housing association repossessing a bedsit in Wood Green owing to rent arrears made a grim discovery. Lying on the sofa was the skeleton of a 38-year-old woman who had been dead for almost three years.....Her name was revealed to be Joyce Carol Vincent. ‘
Carol Morley: The Observer, Sunday 9 October 2011
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Brian Jani 27 April 2014

Wow, that's a good one, pliz check out my poems

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Colleen Courtney 27 April 2014

Oh my goodness! How incredibly sad this story is! You've written a very tender tribute poem. Beautifully done.

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Susan Lacovara 27 April 2014

How anyone's life, or death, for that matter, could go unnoticed for three years...with no one missing her, is beyond my comprehension. I pity those who let her get lost.....an prayer for her soul at PEACE. What a tragic tale within your verses. Well done reminding us of the fragility of life. PEACE

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