I see you with the eyes
I stole from a woman;
Green with amber flecks
About the pupil.
You seem no different,
But when I had the eyes
Of a child,
You grinned your slanted smile
And all was well.
Now the smile is what it is:
False.
The woman’s eyes are not naive.
Soon, I shall see with the eyes
Of an old, old man,
And the things they once witnessed
Will show me your future face.
Take care,
For I think you are afraid
To be seen by the eyes
Of the old.
March 2020
COMMENTARY:
Everyone is biased based on their experience and the things they come to believe. I wondered what it would be like if we could see directly through someone else's eyes, but of course you would need to steal them first.