your eyes follow me
hauntingly speaking volumes
of words left unsaid
bitter shadows
of memories
left for eternity
here in my head

eyes brimming with tears
caused by pain
inflicted
by ones who could care a less
if you were alive or dead

eyes filled with pain
from a loneliness
brought about
by expectations
unfulfilled

sadness permeating
every thought
from you to me
longing
for freedom
to express
everything in your heart

eyes that no longer shine
but follow me from
the otherworldly realm
you crossed into....

Your eyes haunt me
speaking volumes of words
we both left unsaid.

© 2010 Mysty Johnson