Through Glass Eyes

A young girl sits alone at a window,
admiring the night sky.
She dreams of flying with 
the stars,
but stares blankly,
looking through glass eyes.

An unknown thief watches thoughtlessly 
as happy families scurry by.
He hopes to someday 
be a part of one,
but sits still,
looking through glass eyes.

All of these people,
who have countless dreams,
are searching for a way
to escape,
to break out,
from behind their 
cold,
glass eyes.
But something
is stopping them.
Something that protects that
shield. 
Fear,
worry,
anxiety. 
Some have no trouble breaking 
through glass eyes,
letting go of their questions
to immediately get answers.
But some don't trust that there 
are good answers,
so they sit back and continue to hope,
looking through glass eyes.

A successful businessman sits at his desk,
slowly marking forms and papers.
He wishes to someday own 
a quiet book store in a little town,
but continues to work,
looking through glass eyes.

Years later, 
a woman soars through the sky,
steering a large, 
gliding plane that holds many people. 
She thinks back to when she was a girl, 
dreaming of flying,
and knows that she was meant to 
break through those little glass eyes.

A father of a big family listens to his 
son's story,
laughing with his wife and children.
He remembers how he used to 
take and never give, 
and realizes that he was right to 
destroy those hurting glass eyes.

In a small shop at the end of a little road,
a man hands a book to a girl. 
He explains to her how he used to run 
a well-known company,
but chose to open a book store instead.
She smiles and listens to his next words,
which he says carefully.
"No matter how scared or nervous you are, 
just remember to do your best and go for it. 
Sometimes, you just have to stop looking
through glass eyes."