Sad Eyes
by wisp Wednesday, Jul 20 2011, 12:40pm
international / prose/poetry / literature

haunting eyes
and captivating smile
incongruous
on one face

deep eyes
darker than
a moonless night
hide a secret
which draws me
to them
like a precipice
draws the unwary,
tempting the foolish
to take that fateful step
into the abyss.

though
your eyes hide no abyss
only mute suffering,
silent pain.

you are not alone,
sad eyed woman,
we are all familiar
with pain, sorrow
and disappointment

allow me
to set your sorrow free
and release the burden
from your haunting eyes

the past should be referenced only
not carried screaming
into the present
discolouring the new

sad allure
draws me inexorably
to you,
a powerful attraction.

perhaps my intolerance of
the past interfering in the present
creates the attraction,
pristine opportunities
should not be wasted
or spoiled by phantoms
of the past.

the urge to kiss
your dark, sad eyes
and inviting lips
is overwhelming;

i now wonder
which of us
is in greater need of release?