Tear Mask

Those were my days of sadness,
When I cried myself to sleep
The frown in your brow indented
And the terrible things you said
We hid from you like tiny fawns
Hiding from the hunter
You always found us and made us sorry
I hated you when you would yell
Yelling things out of proportion
I cried in the mornings too
Looking in the mirror
I have your face
I see you in my eyes
Perhapes the tears hid
The frown growing on my forehead
Will I be like you?
I am horrified when my voice
Grows above a whisper
Petrified when I fail

I heard you in my dreams last night
You were different
I cried to drown out the thought
Maybe the tears would hide the impossible
And shield my disappointment

I taste your bitter words
I live the nightmare again
Even though you cant hurt me anymore
I cried
To hide from you memory

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