In Front Of Me You Do Stand Poem by Daleen Enslinstrydom

In front of me you do stand
with yesterday's shadows
that lie behind the curtains
of your darkened eyes.

You have travelled
the dusty roads of life
and it left marks on your face
and the crevasses of the past
speak volumes
that is louder
than words can every say
and there is so much hurt
in that broken eyes.

In front of me you do stand,
while your hands do tremble and shake
but is still hold out with expectation.

Between us lie spaces
that stretches from miles to miles
but it is only the table
that keeps us apart.

Broken glass splinters
in unsaid words
that says more
than just a judgement
and resentment
are felt by you

while the truth lies
in the handing out of the food,
in the brokenness of this day
and threatening clouds
are gathering on the horizon

while you do gather almost desperate
your only belongings
to find some shelter
from judging eyes
and the coming rain.

In front of me you do stand
and you are neither friend nor foe to me
but I do carry you into my existence
and your eyes keep coming back,
are judging me form my self-righteousness.