there is something quiet in the nervous lipless eyes

that you don't get to see often

something you really miss and cannot place

that awkward time of youth

oh man.

Perfect. You really capture a sense of... velleity, I think is the word... wanting to act, to speak, but just /not/ doing it. There's a quiet, frustrated yearning in this that is really captivating. I also really liked "Nervous lipless eyes," - three words that say so much, so well. Kudos.