Tears

"What is this, why are you crying?" I asked. She says, "I don't know". I hug her. She says, "I feel sad". I ask "Why?" She does not know.
Mom has many faces. There's happy when she's singing and dancing. There's grumpy when she's a little mean. There's nervous when she's feeling anxious. She has many faces. I can handle all of her faces, but my heart aches when her face is sad. I wonder what is going through her mind when she is sad. She tries to explain what she's feeling, but it's all mixed up. She just cries. It want to know what makes her cry. I do not want to see her tears. I don't want her to be sad. My heart cannot take sad. I say a silent prayer while we hug. Please Lord take away my mother's sadness. Take away her tears.