As I look into your eyes

Kimberly 1997 (Farmingville)



   As I look into your eyes, the eyes that were passed down for generations. The eyes of the man who raised me and my twin sister as his own.
The man who I would draw in kindergarten when asked to draw our fathers.
The man who was always there,
At every play, every birthday.
   As I look into your eyes, I see the waves of the blue sea. I see the story’s that you told me of your time in the navy. I see nothing but the ocean. The ocean that goes on forever.
   When I look into your eyes, i see your love, I see your grief, I see your pain. I see my pop-pop.
You ask me who I am.
You ask me who you are.
You’re lost.
Lost at sea

About this poem

This poem is about dementia.

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Written on June 23, 2022

Submitted by Phelan_kimberly on June 23, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFGHIJ
Closest metre Iambic octameter
Characters 638
Words 142
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10

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