In His Eyes

In his eyes I saw curiosity as he crawled towards his mother's warmth, bold In his eyes I saw confusion As she turned her back to him, cold He was young and clueless No idea of what his future held As his mother mumbled on the phone Gravelly voice, her cigarette smelled In his eyes I saw rejection On his knees begging for attention In his eyes I saw apprehension Of oncoming sets of his mothers depression He was taller now but no strength in his bones because no nutrients can come from broken homes In his eyes I saw fear of being beat until he’s sleepless In his eyes I saw shame of broken bottles, spilling secrets He wouldn’t bring home friends cause his walls leaked with whispers He couldn’t have a girlfriend Without a place to kiss her In his eyes I saw resentment In his eyes I saw anger In his eyes I saw myself That’s when I knew he was in danger I ran to his house right across my fence through the front door tired of suspense In his hands I saw a gun In his eyes I saw nothing And his mother holds her son She thought he was bluffing