Tears Shed For She Poem by James Casey

Tears Shed For She

For every tear I shed for she
Tears Shed For She

For every saline blot
That stained the page I'd never see
For that which I was not...

For every song I sang for she
For each time I refrained
For each note of the melody
To which I never sang....

For every darkened sky that wept
And rained on my parade
For every stone I mortared, prepped
All the fortress walls I laid....

For each I offer no defense
Less any apology
For each I grew, for all intents
A lock, another key....

To unlock long forgotten doors
That hang on castle walls
Masking those demons I abhor
Then chose to not recall…

For every tear I shed for she
For every tear we cry
For every unkind memory
A part of us would die…

James Casey 1985