Smile On A Tear

It is but a smile on a tear,
That you show me compassion.
But a shadow on a thought
That you greet me with grace.

Cursed by day,
Not accepted by dream,
You let me dwindle,
While knowing what you see,
Is but a dying star.

You cannot go past my black gates,
Nor would you want to.
It is but a smile on a tear,
That you stop by to even say hello.

No one can hear my empty cries.
No sound carries them,
And no ear receives them.
Everyday, all I see,
Is but a smile on a tear.

Your same mouth that,
Years ago would have melted to creamy warm,
Is now colder than the steel blade I long for.
Let me go now, please let me go.

But you sit there, smiling,
Prolonging what I already feel
You know that you and I is now just you,
So let me go!