So be it ...

Tears, sighs, brimming eyes-
Nothing can hold you back.
How can they?
When I could not!

Silence, despair, lament-
Nothing told you how I felt.
How could they?
When I did not!

Cry, pine, yearn-
Nothing could reach you.
How could they?
When I could not!

Dreams, wishes, prayers-
Nothing can make you mine.
How can they?
When I cannot!

Hope, faith, pride-
Nothing will stay with me.
How will they?
When you did not!