155. IF THE TEARS

(Credits and appreciation to the owner of this picture)

If

the tears I've shed

for the children of Syria

had been kept

by now they would

have drowned

me

If 

the tears I've shed

for the children of Iraq

had been left to flow

by now they would

have soaked

the earth

If

the tears I've shed

for the children of Africa

had been rivers of gold

by now all children

need not suffer

poverty

If

the tears I've shed

for the children of the world

had been able to heal

by now all children

of the world

are well

But

My tears are just tears

shed out of empathy and sympathy

shed out of frustration and pain

shed out of love and care

for the world and

for humanity

Alas! 

I hope my tears are not in vain

I hope that God in heaven feels my pain

I hope that He hears my plea

I hope that He cares to answer me

I hope that He will soon end

the pain of this world and of the children

- © M@t@Maya 03rd October 2013

143. THE RED BENCH IN THE PARK

You told me over the phone 

That you’d come and meet me 

Somewhere in the park 

Beneath that special tree 

I went there and I waited 

From seven in the morning until three 

Sitting on the red bench in the park

With an umbrella as my company 

Braving the cold winter wind

I kept waiting oh so patiently 

Your words kept ringing in my mind 

“Baby please be there for me” 

My tears then started falling 

And rolling down my cheeks 

My world came down crushing 

And everything seemed so bleak 

Everything seemed to fade 

Far away from my sight 

Maybe hidden by my tears 

Or enveloped by the night 

It was then I realised 

Something must have gone wrong 

You would never have made me 

Waited for you so long 

Now years had passed by 

But you're never forgotten 

You left without goodbye 

To be with God in heaven 

I just want you to know 

That the love you've given me

I will always treasure 

For eternity

- © M@t@Maya 07-12-2012

138. SILENT TEARS

They thought it was lightning 

Streaking across the night sky 

Then a thundering blast shattered the silence 

Women and children scampering by 

Cries of fear and pain filled the still air 

Men looking for lost families 

Houses and dwelling turned to rubble 

What should have been dinner time 

Turned to time of untimely deaths 

No matter how loud they screamed 

No amount of their tears could stop 

The cruelty, the atrocities of Man 

And Mother Earth could only watch 

In silent tears……. 

- M@t@Maya (© 18-11-2012)

113. THE TEARS ON THE ROSE

As he sat opposite her 

At the dining table 

He handed her a single rose

Red as the ruby gemstone 

Bound by yellow gold 

That fit snugly around 

Her slender ring finger 

She accepted the rose 

With a smile and both hands 

Her heart beating wildly 

As she waited for his words 

Then in the midst of her ecstasy 

He dropped a single word 

‘Goodbye’ and three large

Tears rolled down her cheeks 

Dripped silently upon 

The blushing red petals 

Of the single rose

And

He was gone

- M@t@Maya (© 06-05-2010)