Photo of Haitian man,
and inspiration,
courtesy of the artist, Steven Baboun.
courtesy of the artist, Steven Baboun.
In the Stillness of
the Gaze
So much emotion,
held in the stillness,
in the stare—in the gaze.
Beneath the armor of intimidation,
The Light breaches through the gaze,
through the stillness, through the resolution,
through the old age—through the haze.
The hope we hold, that when we are older,
our eyes speak our stories, and our stare reflects
the struggles, the successes, the scars,
