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It’s funny, honestly
how in one look,
you can interpret a person.
Staring is ‘impolite’
but really, they’re just afraid.
Frightened of what you’ll find.
Inside their eyes
Is a world.
Their world.
You can see it reflecting back
as it comes crashing down
to settle, like dust and sand
around their feet.
Have you ever noticed
that the eyes are windows
perhaps to one’s soul?
‘Your life—the open window’
indeed.
Perhaps, it would be better said
‘Your eyes...the window to your life.’
‘Your life—the open window’
from 'Compensation Portrait '
by Joel Lewis
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inscrutable-ink's avatar
Excellent work. Although the language is simple, it works very effectively to deliver your intended message. :)