Tears & EchoesA Visual Poem from the Before 8am Webtoon Series
By Glenda Beaulieu
By Glenda Beaulieu
A flickering screen, a silent witness—
a woman’s grief unfolds in whispered farewells,
each tear a mirror of my own quiet mourning,
reminding me of promises once cradled in youth.
I believed in love as a steadfast shield,
a fortress against life’s relentless storms,
yet fate, through the slow rewriting of pain,
turned our shared dreams into fragile refrains.
The fortune teller’s words linger like a ghost,
a prophecy of love tempered by time and sorrow,
where laughter grows sweeter amidst the salt of tears—
each droplet, a tribute to the resilience of the heart.
In that bittersweet moment, I confront both loss and hope,
finding in each tear the courage to carry on,
a silent vow to embrace the storm and cherish
the echoes of love that still whisper through the dark.
From Glenda
This poem was written before the sun came up, in the quiet hour when my mind is most restless—and most real. I was watching K-dramas, trying to calm the noise in my head, when these words found me. They became the second episode of the Before 8am series.
This moment wasn’t just about grief—it was about remembering the tenderness that lives underneath it. I wrote it for anyone who’s ever cried without sound, remembered someone without closure, or felt the ache of carrying love that’s changed shape but hasn’t disappeared.
About the Series
Tears & Echoes is Episode 2 in the 16-part visual prose collection, Before 8am — a story told in scrolls, built from quiet truths, poetic fragments, and early morning honesty.
Each piece in this series is written from lived emotion and transformed into a visual experience using the Members Village platform by Ignite Web Solutions.
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