The Eyes Tell It
Afghanistan’s People
The Eyes Tell It
Written: by Tom Wright
1/7/02
Eyes that search for help,
but relief they seldom see.
Eyes that cannot weep,
for tears long dried are not to be.
Eyes that are frequently betraying,
the forlornness of a hopeless life.
Eyes transmitting anguish,
from lifelong war and strife.
Eyes penetrate, but place no merit,
on life oft passed in utter darkness.
Eyes denouncing that none exists,
beholding life, as an interlude in starkness.
Eyes’ observing other’s free born lives,
both the ridiculous and sublime.
Eyes, that to me appear translucent,
as if inhaled by time.
Copyright © Tom Wright | Year Posted 2015
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