These are the eyes that never cried<\/p>\n
When he died,<\/p>\n
But cried for him since<\/p>\n
To give the soul a good rinse.<\/p>\n
Recently they demanded equal rights,<\/p>\n
This pair of eyes,<\/p>\n
After one began to whinge<\/p>\n
About being hidden by a grown-out fringe.<\/p>\n
The nose,<\/p>\n
That was compared to a ski slope at school,<\/p>\n
(Kids can be cruel…<\/p>\n
And unimaginative)<\/p>\n
Was pierced in its teens<\/p>\n
And still is today… but now that\u00a0feels like a clich\u00e9,<\/p>\n
The fact that it kept bleeding<\/p>\n
Never was resolved<\/p>\n
And it remains really very needy<\/p>\n
It hasn’t evolved.<\/p>\n
The freckles across the nose and cheeks<\/p>\n
Are a recurring theme that creeps<\/p>\n
Through the years like a dream<\/p>\n
Fading in and out<\/p>\n
Without anyone ever really knowing what they’re about…<\/p>\n
And then there’s the mouth<\/p>\n
(If you carry on South)<\/p>\n
Which in only its second year<\/p>\n
Yelled out grace<\/p>\n
Loud and\u00a0clear,\u00a0for all to hear<\/p>\n
In a crowded caf\u00e9,<\/p>\n
And is still prone to do whatever it likes<\/p>\n
Even today<\/p>\n
Regardless of social graces<\/p>\n
Or whether the words are escaping at the appropriate times or places.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
(c) Gemma Hinton 13\/06\/15<\/p>\n
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