These eyes

Are like infinitesimal notches to my soul, yet the story remains to be untold

Allowing glimpse of what may be, and  still I am  petrified  to let you watch it unfold.  

These eyes

Can be full of compassion and fury , and manage find just enough room to house lust and rage.

Act as a gateway into my mind, which also tends to be my most frequented cage.

These eyes

Help keep at bay unwanted strangers, and somehow that same intensity is what draws others near.

For far to long were hidden behind unfathomable pain, but no longer will i allow it to cause even one more lonely tear