The tears came as I held the pen, I don't want to do this, I yelled in my head; then, The mountains tumbled, The rivers dried, The flowers crumpled, And I cried, It hurts - much, I don't want to do this, But I have to, Its been decades since I've been lost, Maybe I want to, Find myself again, Pick up my pieces as it rains, Because the tears came as I held the pen