The girl with empty eyes
walks three steps faster
is four inches taller
and five years older
than I
she has so many choices
laid out before her
but chooses none
for she wants only
what she knows
her limits
show in her
crystal gray
empty eyes
good people make
mistakes like this
she may
still see the option
to fill her
eyes
if she is angry
and fights
does she injure
herself
more than
the boy she
defeats
I see here succeed
without awareness of her progress
by leaving something greater
that walks three steps faster
is four inches taller
and five years older
than I
if she laughs
if she makes something beautiful
can she see it
with Empty Eyes?