12 Glass Eyes

Watching from the depths of the shadows

From the cracks in the walls and holes in the floor

Peering out at the world

As it passes by

Flurries of color and shapes of life

Creeping at the edges of my vision

Crystal clear and shining bright

These glass eyes of mine

Seeing all and seeing none

Dark coating my world

A blanket, smooth and warm

Enveloping all that I knew

No longer do the birds fly

Do the streams flow and the leaves dance

No longer are there sun dappled trees

And emerald grasses

Creeping, crawling, watching

My world as it fades away

Faces and words

Disappearing

Memories of life and love

Are all that remain

Behind these glass eyes of mine

Waiting for my weakest moment

To cover my life in a silken sheet

Peering out from the shadows

From behind tapestries and statues lining the walls

Leaving me stranded in my new world

This world of dark

Where nothing can be seen

And all can be heard

Trapped among memories

And reminders of light

Crystal clear and shining bright

Weeping and hiding

Behind these glass eyes of mine.

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