Eyes

My eyes, look into them.
What stares back at you?
Can you see the emptyness behind them?
Imagine two corks in bottles of wine.
Popping them out, and finding them full of nothing.
And me deflating with a hiss of dispair.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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August 2, 2009 at 3:56 PM
A very enjoyable read you have written and shared with us today. Thank you Terry. Love, Carol
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