An Eye for an Eye: A Poetic Elegy on Unrequited Love and Finality

 An Eye for an Eye

…with love in his eyes, he allows them
to gaze at a reflection of your body and soul
whose accusing presence
overwhelms his loving eyelidless

eyes wide shut

But don’t think that those eyes of his
were eyes indeed just because you glimpse at them,
but because they always followed your reflection
without losing sight of you, moved by love

Those eyes are now dead

They died yesterday,
you’re one day too late, señorita

Such  is the face of time.

He always claimed he only had eyes for you.
He was hoping you would come
to shut his eyelidless eyes forever.

Please, step right in
and see what you can do…