The Still Darkness

The still darkness of loneliness

Each cheek covered in the 

Etched tears 

The smile that forces its way out

Reaching for that love

Of another

Each trace of  the tear

A memory that weighs

With heartache

The elusive love of another

Hidden in the darkness of loneliness

Covered the tear stained cheeks

Reaching and searching

With a smile that would hide each pain
Awaiting for the elusive love
Of another

~BETH~