My Foolish Heart

My foolish heart.

Why do you weep? Throw yourself away again

Then cry yourself to sleep.

I weep for the children of the world who are lonely and sad.

I weep for the lovers of the world who are far apart.

I weep for those who are old and forgotten.

I weep for those who ache to be loved, yet are still alone.

I weep for those who hurt so deeply that they lose themselves.

I weep for the gorillas, the pandas and the elephants.

I weep for the oceans full of trash.

I weep for the forests that get smaller every day.

I weep for the world I will leave my children.

I weep for the people in the world.

Mostly, I weep for myself. 

I weep for the deep, unrelenting loneliness that walks with me every day.

I weep for the child that was beaten and molested and, even worse, ignored.

I weep for the girl that didn't have the strength to say no to her molester so just lay still and cried silently.

I weep for the girl that spent her childhood aching to be seen, to be heard.

I weep for the teen that sat on the edge of a bridge longing to slide into the water and never come up.

I weep for a baby denied and unwanted.

I weep for a husband hurt and children crying themselves to sleep at night.

I weep for lives filled with hatred and anger.

I weep for expectations and disappointments.

I weep for hopelessness and loneliness.

I weep for lost dreams and wounded hearts.

 

I weep for me and I weep for you.

My foolish heart,
When will you learn?
You are the eyes of the world
And there's no where else to turn.