Unfinished Tears

The tears stopped,
Though the crying didn't finish.
It never did, never does, never will.
The tears don't carry away all the pain,
The guilt, and the sorrow.
Crying always leaves something to be desired,
Because it never, ever, finishes.
Every day, behind the smile,
Those trapped tears still fall.
The tears never end inside,
Filling endless rivers,
Yet only shedding a few drops.
The release doesn't come.
Never has, never does, never will.
Always, the pain, the grief,
The guilt, the sorrow,
Stay inside, tearing me apart.
The tears remain unfinished.
The scars cannot heal,
For they are blocked
By unfinished tears.