Green Eyes Don't Cry

keep your green eyes to the ground. do not cry. when they speak, smile so pretty. isn't that what you've learned? Do not tell them of your sorrow. Do not tell your heart. and do not cry. the voice that has calmed and reasoned all that lays you down to sleep is distant, quiet, fading. and that's what we are. fading fragments of this colorful picture. A light dims in your eyes, but do not, please, do not cry. laughter is a slap in the face. but swallow it as if it is comfort. your first mistake, was raising those green eyes to the day. they are now searching for him. you wont find him. everything falls to you. wear it well. no ears, no words, no mind, no hands to press upon. so lie still. hold wounds. sigh at physical pain. and cry. cry tears from green eyes. just to complete the routine. cry.