Silent Tears Poem by Fredrick McDonald

as I lay here awake thinking what a mess i'm in
tried to be happy but you have to put on a smile
where a frown is but it will go right back to your face.. it's a hard
place to face the facts just packing up your things
never looking back go to where your heart will
allow.. dang look at my life now
wow it's been fifteen years
some good some bad
you keep telling yourself it's not that bad
so now you look ahead to your future
you start to have a gray head
your tell you dad your not through the wisdom you seek
is within just tap me on my chin and let me start over again
we shall be happy again just wipe away those silent tears