The sadness in your eyes

by Darren   Jun 21, 2015


Masking pain with a smile braver than
a bird taking flight through a gale,
you laugh too quickly, yet quietly,
through the tightness of your hug,
I can feel the love emitting defiantly .

Yet looking at your pictures,
I see sadness in your eyes.

A young boy knows that you will banish
those thoughts of pain, and self harm,
even if only for a few stolen moments,
feeling that warmth from your heart.

But as you hug him tightly,
I see sadness in your eyes.

Your husband is aloof with demonic thoughts,
batting away help like a tossed up cricket ball,
Using the duvet as a shield against reality,
hoping that tomorrow has ended before today begins.

Yet as you whisper 'I love you.'
I still see sadness in your eyes.

One day soon, those tears will emerge,
taking a suicidal flight down your swollen cheeks,
you will take a moment to think about yourself,
a weight will fall from a head too heavy.

As those tear drops roll to their doom,
Sadness will hopefully hitch a ride.

***found this on a rival poetry forum that I had joined in 2011. I actually don't like this poem much, but I am going to try and get all my poems that are scattered around the internet into one place.

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  • 8 years ago

    by Ben Pickard

    Wonderful use of imagery and a very emotional piece excellently written.

  • 8 years ago

    by GB

    Weekly contest June 31
    Judging comment:

    The poem charmed me from start to finish, I think the writer really captured the essence of grief and sympathy in this well written piece. The smart comparison at the begging of the poem, the similes, the imagery which started by describing the main character, then shifted to the husband, making the reader pretty interested to ponder upon every detail. I admire employing the repetition beautifully, that title deepened the emotions through out the piece. Very interesting.

    • 8 years ago

      by Darren

      Thanks again GB