a tear

a single tear

all you offer
at our parting
is this one tear

no exclamations
no protestations
no accusations
no warm entreaties

only one tear

how am I to
interpret it?

a tear can mean
so many things

is it of joy
or of sorrow
or merely the
sun in your eyes?

I do not
understand its
purpose or design,
but I will take it

for all you
offer is this

solitary
tear

to mingle
among
my
own