Ashleigh's Tears

and she returned.
bare-footed,white-faced,silky translucent shreds all about her.
"where hv they gone?
they were here not so long ago....."
and she gathered their remains in her bosom,
n there under the dying fir tree,she sobbed.
she wept for the spirits of laughter long gone.

laughter does not have a spirit!
well who told u so?

she held the souls of her memories in her arms,
rocking back n forth as she wept for the pain of all those before her,and all those who'll follow her.
"is this how it will be for all who tread this path??"
silver rays of moonlight illuminate her tears,and cradling her ashen face.
and she wept on.

for housewives with monotone lives,for successful businessmen who do not know love,for unborn children whose lives were taken by irresponsible parents,
for dreams bottled up,for hopes dashed,for lovers lost,for life unfulfilled,for opportunities lost,for love uncherished,for people crying out for help silently as they tie their noose.
for hearts broken,for women who forgive their partners over n over again,for men who lost her and were left with rivers of memories n a living,breathing image of her,for parents who try so hard n yet still get shut out by their kids,for children who will never know wat it means to be innocent.

and she wept on.
when the whole world chooses to forget,she gathers these feelings,the memories n she weeps.
the tears that others refuse to cry.
Be strong,be a man,don't let others see u weak,
feelings hidden,pushed behind,suppressed.
i'll get thru this,i will.
they won't hurt me,they won't,i'm strong,
i dun need any1.i won't let them see me like this.
i'm independant,i'll make it on my own.
she weeps for them.
she sobs,she cries her heart out.
and there she kneels,with ash around her,the soft breeze dries her tears.
and yet they keep falling,
not stopping,
when will it end?
Ashleigh, don't cry.