Super Duper Poetry Vol. 2 March 2015 | Page 20

Eyes
 Closed

No
 matter

how
 much

I
 try

and
 seal

them.

A
 single

tear

breaks

free
 and
 runs

down
 my
 cheek.

A
 single
 tear.

Just
 once,

but
 still

too
 many
 times.

By
 Jessica
 Daye

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