Ode to Eyes

Ode to Eyes

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  A sentence that is true no matter how you look at it.  Eyes are like the sky, their color ever shifting depending on moods, lights, and surroundings.  Feet are also like eyes, but eyes are not like feet.  Feet betray our emotions in the speed we walk, the steps we take forward or back, and the extra motions used in anger or impatience.  Eyes also betray us by being windows to our souls.  The darker the night becomes, the clearer the view gets.  Silhouettes, shadows, and outlines versus hard glints of anger, shimmers of sadness, or sparkles of laughter.   Eyes are magnifying glasses.  The vision is clear in the center, blurry on the edges, and only focuses on what we want to see.  Eyes are the first detail people see when they meet and often the last detail they see when they leave.  Beauty is literally in the eye of the beholder.