Aging Eyes

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Aging Eyes

His face was washed over  with insight.
That dead stare into the mirrored eyes 
Reflected only the anger he gave towards 
Something he felt unfulfilled behind the blank pupils
That once glistened with ambition and determination,
But now lay dulled with shades of anticipated defeat. 
On countless nights, 
His wary temper reached for his frail throat.
He tried desperately to control himself,
But he remembered that life so lacking,
And his throat gave way to the crystalline flow
From his empty, tired eyes.
His face was washed over  with insight.
That dead stare into the mirrored eyes 
Reflected only the anger he gave towards 
Something he felt unfulfilled behind the blank pupils
That once glistened with ambition and determination,
But now lay dulled with shades of anticipated defeat. 
 
On countless nights, 
His wary temper reached for his frail throat.
He tried desperately to control himself,
But he remembered that life so lacking,
And his throat gave way to the crystalline flow
From his empty, tired eyes.

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frog commented on Aging Eyes

11-01-2009

Burnout expressed so well. Lovely work, so brilliantly written.

Crush commented on Aging Eyes

10-06-2009

i want to read more from you when you get a little older. mainly because i can tell you are going to be a powerhouse of poetic majesty. you are only 16 and write like a soul that has seen decades . this poem is remarkble, don't get me wrong, i am just excited of what will come from you in the future....bravo, mate.

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