Tears for You (My Gifts)
A billion stars dance the heavens
a pale moon blushes shyly above
I’ve found beauty and compassion
how is it I have not known love
Though long I sat in meditation
I never quite found the silence
While oft espousing peaceful ways
I yet succumb to verbal violence
Pain and suffering are my gifts
somewhat insane yet somehow true
Every tear I’ve ever cried for me
has taught me how to cry for you