When you've cried all your tears
Are you out of the pain
Or deep in your soul
Does a remnant remain
Do the tears of the moment
Wash the slate clean
Or way down inside
Is the pain there unseen
Yes, the remnant remains forever a part
Of the unconscious mind or the soul or the heart
Uninvited it returns again and again
When remembering the cause of that terrible pain
Who knows but you that it is there
Not many are that wise
Because we often will put forth
Such a perfect disguise
Tears for the moment may offer relief
From the hurt and pain of a past grief
And time alone may lessen the pain
But always a remnant will remai
