Behind My Eyes

Slam Poetry by April Marie.

Behind My Eyes /// SLAM POETRY

 

Behind my eyes lies the truth.

I was looking into yours just the other day when something came into my mind,

A thought. This thought.

You have so much to say behind those beautiful greenish, gold, indulging eyes

When I look into mine, all that I see, is the amount of terror an chaos surrounding me.

But when I look into yours, its as if I have stepped into a new world, that is bright and full and I can never imagine seeing my world again.

When I see my eyes, there is a story that lies behind, although I'm not sure many would want to hear, my truth, my pain, all my fears.

But again when I see yours, there is something quite special there. It is a stomach twirling, sheet gripping, sunset beautiful amount of care. I no mine cannot compare.

When I look into my eyes, I feel the hurt, remorse, guilt, shame, bone clenching, dagger in my leg pain. I cant imagine where in between all of that you happen to see the gain.

But then I see you, and all I breathe in is hope. I breathe in inspiration, love, I breathe in the pencil touching the paper as the words flow out of me. I breathe in, the camera snapping the photo of a long lasting memory, the paint brush stroking the canvas as it weaves in and out. I breathe. Hope, you inspire me.

Now again, I try to look into my eyes an hope to find what lies behind, maybe something bright, like a candle in the night? With a glow around the room so you can see me clearly, instead all I find is my bodies lying all around, soaked and beaten form what they've allowed.

But once more I must look into your eyes so that I can maybe remind, myself that there is hope for tomorrow, there is a heart in me that beats, only faster when it sleeps with your arms cradling around me. So that your eyes may remind me of the time we laughed until we cried, the time your body lied with mine and all those feelings come rushing in and I would want to feel them again. I must look into your bright eyes for I see love, compassion I cannot deny. I will never live a day without looking into those two circles of dreams, I will never see a world without you and me.

Behind your eyes lies the truth, behind my eyes lies only you. 

Author's Note

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Reviews

[Joan Davis]

That was really nice. The contrast from his eyes to yours was explained in a beautiful way with great imagery.
"But once more I must look into your eyes so that I can maybe remind, myself that there is hope for tomorrow..." Resonated with me.
I think I caught one typo
*I know mine cannot compare
Great job!