I remember the eyes

I remember the eyes

So piercing

So quiet

So painful

So tired

So hopeful
So filled with love

I  remember how little of his life I really knew
But his eyes said all I needed to know

For this time
and this place

I remember the eyes

His eyes

No longer present,
but gone

We no longer see
the piercing look
the quietness
the pain and tiredness
But it is there

He is not here
but the eyes
they remain

Forever etched in our memory

© August 13, 2012