Hazel Eyes

While she couldn’t always see the silver lining, every word she spoke was redefining. She saw the world rather different from the rest: although there was darkness, she only spoke of the best. When keeping memories, she was very selective – she threw away any that blurred her ideal perspective. She added beauty and compassion to every point of view: as if her golden brown eyes changed the image that filtered through. As time passed, her world darkened a little more everyday: until she found herself sitting alone in a gloomy alleyway. She heard a man ask her: “What’s wrong Hazel Eyes?’’ She merely replied: “This is not the life I used to visualize.” He tried to convince her, that her perception of reality was shaded - but when she looked up again, the spark in her eyes had faded. While she wondered how her once perfect life had reached such a low. She knew that she was stuck and that it was finally time to let go. She felt that she could finally see the world and its truths clearly: so she said goodbye to the life she once loved dearly. By: Ashley Jade Saffy (2014)