GREEN EYES
THE STRANGER SAID SHE HAD THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EYES
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EYES THAT HAD EVER BEEN
BUT SHE DIDN'T SEE THE BEAUTY OF THEM
SHE ONLY SAW THE HORROR THEY'D SEEN
HER EYES SLID DOWN MEMORY LANE
WHERE SHE SAW HIM COMING FAST
WILL THIS BEATING END MY LIFE
WILL IT BE MY VERY LAST
HIS TRUE PERSONALITY WAS HIDDEN WELL
AND IT DISGUISED WHO HE REALLY WAS
THAT'S HOW HE MANAGED TO TRAP HER THERE
CONTROLLING AND BEATING HER WITH NO JUST CAUSE
FROM THOSE BEAUTIFUL GREEN EYES
HUGE TEARS FELL LIKE RAIN
AND HOT ANGRY TEARDROPS
SCALDED HER CHEEKS ONCE AGAIN
FEELING HELPLESS AND HOPELESS AND ALL ALONE
SHE TRIED TO THINK OF HOW TO RUN
IF SHE DIDN'T MAKE A CLEAN GETAWAY
SHE KNEW HER DAYS ON THIS EARTH WOULD BE DONE
SHE WAS ALLOWED TO WORK
BUT KNEW ONLY TOO WELL
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO HER FAMILY
IF SHE DARED TO TELL
SO SHE PRETENDED TO BE HAPPY
TO KEEP THEM FROM HARM
SHE WAS GOOD AT HER PRETENSES
AND THEY WORKED LIKE A CHARM
BUT THE BEATINGS GREW WORSE
AND HER SCREAMS TRAVELED AROUND
YET THE LACK OF CONCERN
WAS LIKE NO ONE HEARD A SOUND
NOW SHE WAS FEELING DESPERATE
AND NEEDED A WAY OUT
BUT SHE HAD WAITED TOO LONG
AND WAS IN TROUBLE NO DOUBT
NOW HIS FURY KNEW NO BOUNDS
TOWARDS THE GIRL NO ONE COULD SAVE
AND THOSE GREEN EYES NOW CRY A RIVER OF TEARS
AS THEY LAY FOREVER IN A WATERY GRAVE
MARCH 25, 2021©
AUTHOR: SANDRA HUSBAND RICE
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