Tear

In the silence of the days passed

and the uncertainty of the days yet to come

as the autumn moves across my skin

I shed a tear

I have hated and I have loved

I have failed without regret

and I have rejoiced in triumphs

and now, frozen in time in between

I shed a tear

The mind fatigued

I stand tall and refuse to kneel

for my relentless heart will never retreat 

A thousand thoughts, all obscure and obsolete

I shed a tear

My words echo to an undecipherable hum

My image fades in the passing crowd

The sound of my footsteps

marching to the beat of my heart

walking empty streets

I shed a tear!

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