On the Other side of Tears

Dried rivers run down soft slopes 

Slopes that for years bled tears 

Shaping the very foundation that is you 

The other side of tears 

Showing the other side of fears 

Manifested into years of trying 

Trying to see light in darkened tunnels 

The other side of tears 

Forgotten corners 

Desolate places 

With forgettable faces 

The other side of tears 

Is not a sad, sliding slope 

It’s a bridge leading you to tomorrow 

If only you’d prepare today 

The other side of tears 

Brings abolished fears 

Forgotten years 

Misery killed 

Life restored and lived 

The other side of tears 

  

  

Tony L. Jefferson, Jr. 2015