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Through My Eyes

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I hear others speaking unthinking words of you.
They don’t understand the hurt that they impose.
Within your heart I know how these wounds accrue.
I see it in your eyes and see the pain that shows.

Over time I know you’ve built an inner shield
that protects your heart from emotional despair.
With each passing day, your heart becomes more sealed
and you are slowly dying like a woman without air.

You need to view yourself through eyes that clearly see.
Step back for a moment and look through my eyes.
It’s the only way you can see the true beauty
that I have come to love and you need to recognize.

With clarity of vision, you’ll soon come to see
how you’ve cared for others in your gentle way.
How you’ve healed a heart  and set a spirit free.
How you’ve shared a smile and brightened someone’s day.

Beyond the superficial, I see the wondrous passion
of a woman’s heart that’s loving and that’s true.
I see your understanding, intelligence, compassion
and feel a happiness within me just by knowing you.

Author notes

Prompt: “how to get others to express themselves”
Picture Credit: Looking through my eyes by ~Drakebloedje (http://drakebloedje.deviantart.com/art/Looking-through-my-eyes-22303431)

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  • Hope Angel
    June 17
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    This is really touching. Very beautiful. Well done. Thanks for entering

  • Li snuffles
    May 13

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    This was absolutely beautiful, i loved this piece and i could understand your feelings of wanting your personto see themselves in a better light

    thank you for entering and good luck in the contest...xxx


  • kiwigirljacks gold member
    May 12

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    This is so touching!! If only everyone could see beyond the superficial... yet no matter what our outside is like, we are often judged by it...

    This gave me hope that some people see the heart.. beautiful!!


  • Lucy. gold member
    May 12

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    Wow!

    I can't say more than that...wow. This is beautiful, I nearly cried.


  • Carolina Moon silver member
    May 12

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    You my friend have done it again, absolutely brilliant. With such heartfelt words that says so much. I agree, this is gold for sure!!!!


    Linda


  • frownsnfreckles
    May 12

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    What a wonderful accolade!
    This is heartfelt and sincere without the need for embellishment or clever metaphors to hide the message spoken with such clarity. The insight into anothers pain is tremendous.

    'With each passing day, your heart becomes more sealed
    and you are slowly dying like a woman without air.'

    Well done Ken, good luck, this is a trophy winner! (stanza 3, first line 'that' not 'the')


    • KayJay46 gold member
      May 12
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      Good catch... great perception (LOL). Thanks for the comment and actually reading the words...
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