Eyes

I see the past, where I have come from, The truth and not just my mind’s lies. Memories of the fun and the humdrum When I look in my father’s eyes. Although so often I am complaining, All bound up in my family ties, I see the love that has sustained me When I look in my father’s eyes. I see the present, where I am standing, I see where my heart now resides. I see acceptance and understanding When I look into my wife’s eyes. All that I was and all I might yet be, All of the low points, all of the highs, My fear disappears, my dreams are all set free When I look into my wife’s eyes. In the mirror I see just an empty hole. But in others a window to the soul. I’m startled by what those I most love show, And how it helps me to grow… When I feel I am drowning in sorrow, Trapped here in my sad disguise, I get a glimpse of a new tomorrow When I look in my children’s eyes. I can see hope, the future is shining. It always takes me by surprise. An end to the shadows, stopping my whining When I look in my children’s eyes. What I can see always astounds me Not so much what, when or where, but the why’s. For I can see God’s love always around me When I look in my father’s eyes. When I look into my wife’s eyes. When I look in my children’s eyes.