A tearful eye in disguise
Behind a smile, a tear may hide, which is already dried
and a heart that's hurting, deep inside.
Though laughter rings, a lonely call,
Unseen burdens, one may bear all.
We judge by glimpses, never the whole,
The sunlit surface, not the hidden soul.
At a first glance, it is so quick to decide
For what appears, may be a tearful eye in disguise.
They cry over a minor bump or a small cut
Here's a fact, quite overlooked, I see, but...
You have a mom, a calming cushion with a warm hug, soothing & tight..
A dad, a rock, with unwavering might,
Their voice, a cure to all pains, is that not quite right?
They are the ones who make all your burdens light and light
- Runa Lakhnavi
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