Wrinkles run through his face,<\/p>\n
riverbeds often flooded with tears.<\/p>\n
This line from when his son died,<\/p>\n
this one from years of labor,<\/p>\n
Here; it appeared on a rainy day<\/p>\n
at 15 left on the street.<\/p>\n
When his wife left for good,<\/p>\n
little creases filled in the gaps between lines,<\/p>\n
cobwebs in the space she occupied.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
In a face like this,<\/p>\n
beauty is not discovered.<\/p>\n
It is weathered, rusted, and distressed,<\/p>\n
until it’s unintelligible.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Then he smiles.<\/p>\n
And you see those furrows<\/p>\n
were worn away by smiles as well as frowns,<\/p>\n
That the bitterness of his face has not tainted the sweet of his eyes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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