Hearts without penmanship

Mirrors painted over with family portraits

Goodbye’s with no returning

Hello’s left hanging

A home on fire but no warmth

No water to diffuse

Tears are the only source

While only one of them cries

the others tell a lie

A promise to share and pass on

The tears they won’t respond

A empty cup given back

The one left dry, wells a tear in their eye

To shed behind a masque