Within His Eyes Poem by Curtis Johnson

Within His Eyes
Curtis Johnson

I saw nor felt any degree of love;
but rather an arresting darkness and hate.

Captured by the moment, I needed an escape;
but I remained, not knowing which path to take.

More than 40 years ago, I encountered the eyes of deceit
His eyes seemed to cast me into a mild freeze, rendering defeat

Some eyes defy any sense of comfort and promote fear
Such eyes intimidate and seem to wrap themselves around you, and

Like the eyes of a demon, forcing one to stand down and question
I felt a cloud of darkness within his eyes, and slowly backed away

I had little experience with such encounters, as I studied for my degree.
One older and stronger than me, took command, calming that human sea.

Fast forward to an older me when I encountered one with such serenity.
Within his eyes, there were no showers nor thoughts of scary beasts.

His eyes glowed with gentleness and sparkled with light and love.
I shall not forget such eyes of a human, so harmless as a little dove.
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