Green Eye Shadow
Everytime he hit her
she put the green on her eyes
everytime she was made a joke or belittled
she dug out the green eye shadow
not something everybody knows
until that date and that time
women taking a stand for their lives
green eyeshadow
for the coldest of hearts
the truth we could no longer deny
Everytime he was cornered
everytime he was victomised
everytime he had to sacrifice his freedom
when there was no way for him to tell the truth
he would free another dead word
for other men to use
the times he was made to kill
the times he was made to hate
never again he said to himself
a wolf would never understand
among his dead words
the truth finaly comprehended
Jesus did this for you, to rise to the occasion
simple logical equation of a complicated word game
facts are facts in the fiction
the dead words rise
the green eyes
under rug swept, never forget it
green eyeshadow saved his life
the dead words answered for men and women to have justice
level one of how to belong
green eyeshadow
of the dead words
an artistic expression
as we learn to work together
stop our own sacrifice as we continually crucify ourselves
dead words are dead words
nothing a soldier would consider
until the women showed the men their eyes
Copyright © Troy Jeremy Nelson | Year Posted 2010
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