Thirteen and Five Sixths

Those eyes Wake up exuberance Welcome early rituals Wittily warming pop tarts Whimsy’s gaze flirts away frowns . Those eyes Scan pages, screens, faces Strip lovely from ugly, Sublime from crass illusion Cynicism yet unsown. Those eyes Tears well up in wonder Trying to comprehend Troubling implications of Truths terribly distorted. Those eyes Rest in grown-child slumber Reaping dream’s mythologies Reset to rap-fringed music Receiving wisdom’s jewels. Those eyes Beam gentle radiance Blazing bright potential Brilliant points of Monday’s hope Bedazzling Friday’s despair. Those incredible eyes.