OUR EYES

by Tsoltim N. Shakabpa



Our eyes tell if we're truthful
Or if we're simply wrathful
They tell if we are anxious
Or if we are obnoxious
They tell if we are annoyed
Or if we are on steroid
They tell if we are in love
Or if we've been disposed of
They tell if we are smashed
Or if we have been thrashed
They tell if we're compassionate
Or if we are dispassionate
They tell if we are genuinely meek
Or if we have our tongue in our cheek

Our eyes see what we want to see
And are shut when we want to flee
They tear when we are sad
And glow when we are glad
They tell what we're thinking
And hide when we're sinking
They blink when we are naughty
And enlarge when we're haughty
They twitch when we are tense
And blank when we make no sense
They twirl when we're exasperated
And frown when we are irritated
They cry out loud when we are adulterated
And shed tears of joy when we're appreciated

Our eyes tell no lies
Nor bear any flies
Our eyes are the doors to our actions
Ever displaying our true reactions
Our eyes are the windows to our future
Less we are blind or our eyes we suture

Copyright: Tsoltim N. Shakabpa - July 6, 2008

*Tsoltim Ngima Shakabpa's 7th book of enthralling and inspiring poems, titled I IMAGINE, has just been released by Publish America. To view and/or purchase the book, log onto www.publishamerica.com  Then in SEARCH type in "I IMAGINE or "TSOLTIM NGIMA SHAKABPA".