The Age in Your Eyes - Deborah Saki

The age in your eyes

Tells me that you have seen how the world revolves

You know that it turns to green, and then rolls round to face the dust

You know how the seasons change, how the green withers,

And how joy does not always come in the morning

You know how you can wake up to bleak days

And have hopelessness stifle your breath, a ball in your chest

How terrifying dread can seize you, seep right through you,

taking possession of your limbs, lips, legs

Paralyzing. You cannot move

You know the pace at which tear drops fall

Slowly, marking lines on your cheeks

You have seen elusive peace

And how happiness can dissipate right before your watch

When they look at you and say you look older

They should know the things you know.

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Deborah Saki (21st century) Ghana

Source: Deborah Saki - Learning and Sharing Knowledge -