Tears and Ink

In teenage days of skies so blue,

I cried alone, a heartache true,

Before the paper, my tears would fall,

Love's bittersweet, a whispered call.

With every tear that marked the page,

I released my fears, like a captive in a cage,

Emotions flowed, a river's stream,

Aching love, like a distant dream.

In quiet moments, when none could see,

I wrote my heart out, so endlessly,

Each word a piece of my hidden song,

A symphony of feelings, deep and strong.

Though this letter's destined to never depart,

It holds my tears and my hopeful heart,

A teenage love, sweet and pure,

Forever a memory to endure.

~Cloie