"Two Eyes" Inspired by Graceling:

Two Eyes

Your eyes tell me

to be wary of you.

Two colors that don’t match

indicate an ability --

one I don’t understand.

Without cause to do otherwise,

I do all I can to avoid

your presence,

your gaze,

and whatever it is you can do.


You wonder if your actions matter.

You wonder if your words matter.

You wonder if your intentions matter.

If all anyone wants to know about you

is if your eyes match,

then do your thoughts and feelings matter?


It’s not your eyes that tell me to be wary.

The whispers of fearful people

tell me to be wary

of unmatching eyes.

If your eyes were like mine,

would I find you kind?

If your eyes were like mine,

would we still ignore each other?


If my eyes were like yours,

would you act as I do?

If my eyes were like yours,

would I feel lonely?

If my eyes were like yours,

I would still hope to be friends.


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