Within His Eyes

I neither saw nor felt love, but an arresting darkness and hate. Captured by the moment, I needed an escape. But I remained, not knowing which path to take. The thought that I should not have looked never occurred to me. More than 40 years ago, I encountered the eyes of deceit. His eyes seemed to cast me into a mild freeze, rendering defeat. Some eyes defy any sense of comfort and promote fear. Such eyes intimidate and seem to wrap themselves around you. Like the eyes of a demon, forcing one to stand down and question. I felt a cloud of darkness within his eyes, and slowly backed away. I had little experience with such encounters, as I studied for my degree. One older and stronger than me, took command, calming that angry human sea. 10142016 PS Contest, 2nd entry, I Should Not Have Looked, Mystic Rose;1Pl. Ist Contest 10142016 Brief Memories, F J Thomas