The River of Tears

She crys a river
For a dream that will never be
No love, no hope, all is lost
As it all just fades away

What has she done
Not much to say
Pains replace all that was to be
To grow old and live to love
The dreams are all gone
And where can she look
To make life real
But to the river
That forms from her tears

Shed the light
Of a summers day
Onto the short life
Of all that we fear
For the dream that was
Is now just clouds
Formed by the hate
And an unreal shroud
Cloaking the truth
that chokes the flow
Of love in life

But not the river
That forms from her tears

Where will the river take her
Will the pains subside
and become richer
With each tear spent

If hope returns
Can life continue where
This dream ends
And the river begins

Start over
Create new dreams
Work harder
To make them real
But no more rivers
That flow from the tears