Tear of Sincerity

By Ruhudeen Ali
August 15th, 2008

Tear of Sincerity,
Where have you gone?
Times long since passed have you been seen in this world.
A messenger from the heart, your message was always true.
But now you have disappeared and gone is sincerity along with you.
How does one gauge the stranger without you?
You have taken trust from this world and we haven’t a clue
About emotions we are left to guess if one is sincere or acting in jest.
Difficult has it become to read the faces of the people,
Without you, neutrality has taken the throne
rendering the good & evil as equals
The times have changed us and everybody has become numb.
Prancing to the evils of this world, we dance to its drums
You would show us the picture of the world inside one’s heart
But nowadays we all think we are too smart
that we can hide our true feelings and suppress
the beckoning of this world’s seductive temptress.
But sooner or later we will all come to realize the heart’s true prize -
The tears that once saved us from lies will one day return to our eyes.
And show the world again what it means to no longer pretend
To show the world that we wish to change ourselves and amend.
Lives full of lies we are sick of and we wish to be honest again.
Humanity has pleaded its case, we beg that our apathy you may erase
But until you return to this world we will be left to only assume
casting aside the benefit of the doubt and presume
the intentions of our fellow man and woman.
Bring with you fidelity to this world for it has been stolen
This task is left to you for you have been chosen.
Oh Tear of Sincerity! Show us the path to simplicity
away from the lies in our hearts and on to a life of felicity!