Sad Eyes

How I see myself, at times.

When
You look
Into my sunken

Eyes.

What
Appears
Before you?

Looking
Upon my own
Reflection
I see.

A

Troubled woman

Trying to solve

A lifetime of problems

In a matter of days.

 

Whose

Very weight

Upon her shoulders

Has sent her

Crashing down

To the ground.

 

Overwhelming

Her sense of self-worth

Ability to cope

And see beyond

This current crisis.

 

As

She collapses

Further and further

Into herself.

 

Sigh.

Author's Note

Originally written December 1, 2012.