the eyes dark and distant
cold and untouchablethey’ve seen the heinous
the worst of man
bring not only death
to another but imposing
pain
they severed limbs
but before thisthey make them scream
eyes welt with tears
beg for a kind reprieve
but they know never
will they see again
and hold their love ones
the fires of hell
explode wantonly aboutthe mind and heart
has succumb to
the shards of fear
how long a life time
is a year
the mind has blackened
stored and compartmentalizedwhat the eyes have seen
even by ones own hand
never to speak of it
to oneself again let alone
to any other
back at home
and life trickles by
in minutes and hoursdays/nights become indiscernible
when eyes have entered
in that black abyss
and others can only see
their reflection because
they can’t see in
i can't imagine the terrors and atrocities they have seen.
ReplyDeleteIt is truly unimaginable what the mind must do to survive the horrors of war. Often, unfortunately, a person is never again whole. So sad.
ReplyDeleteNene, such a powerful write. My son in law is one such young man - he was captured and tortured, he doesnt speak of it, but his suffering continues. "Eyes in Dark Abyss" is a perfect title for this poem.
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