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The Eyes Begin To Change

If you look at his face You will see a smile But look into his eyes And see the emptiness His soul is numb Not even a crumb From life's table Left for the dog. Without hope Anesthetic emotions take control Put out the fire Numb the dream That filled the pupil of the eye Suboxon prescribed just narrows the pupil Until the only thing seen Is the next meal and prescription... Nothing else. The chaplain comes into his sight Looks at the eyes and not the smile Relationship established inside emotional bars The chaplain begins to open some doors Says "you have some intelligence and an ability to discern" The surprised prisoner says "no ever told me that before" The pupils begin to widen and the whites turn a little red The eyes begin to change. * Suboxone is prescribed to prisoners. You can tell they have been prescribed this because their pupils narrows dramatically.

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