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The Eyes Of An Aging Man
Contributed by
Jeff_Scott_Morehead
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Sunday, 18th September 2005 @ 12:36:23 PM in AEST
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Eyes Of An Ageing Man
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The eyes of an aging man
Can tell a story few others can
For surely he has seen it all
From a nation rising, to its fall
From wars for freedom, to wars of security
Each with its own uncertainly
His eyes has witnessed the Russian collapse
To more recently, the border control relax
He’s seen great men lead, and other fail
Oh the stories his eyes could tell
Dictators reign to complete overthrow
He’s watched freedom rise and continue to grow
He’s seen the common worker loss his job
He’s witnessed grown men sit and sob
He watches as the drug trade overruns the land
Stealing time from the hourglass of sand
He’s seen building go up and come down
He’s seen fear and panic on the ground
In all his years he never though he’d see
The power of hate that there appears to be
The lack of tolerance and morality
That has become the normal reality
For what this man has seen through the years
Has dried his eyes from its last tears
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Jeff_Scott_Morehead
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Re: The Eyes Of An Aging Man
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by brew on
Sunday, 18th September 2005 @ 12:40:28 PM AEST
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Simple and elegant. yes, so much for the eyes to see. I always thought, that about my nannies. They had seen things, we would never thought could be, seen. But, there is soooooo more for all to see.! Liked this write. Thank you for posting, and sharing.!
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Re: The Eyes Of An Aging Man
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by lostrelic on
Sunday, 18th September 2005 @ 12:59:50 PM AEST
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i love the poem as some one not old but old anuff my eyes scream of the things ive seen its not always been the best but hey who lives a sheltered life keep up the great write
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Re: The Eyes Of An Aging Man
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by remote on
Sunday, 18th September 2005 @ 01:35:53 PM AEST
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Powerful write.
(It would be soviet collapse) |
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Re: The Eyes Of An Aging Man
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by Jenni_K on
Sunday, 18th September 2005 @ 04:29:27 PM AEST
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Excellent write, Jeff...
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Re: The Eyes Of An Aging Man
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by secretwind on
Sunday, 18th September 2005 @ 09:39:54 PM AEST
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Excellent
I stand and applaud
well done |
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Re: The Eyes Of An Aging Man
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by MorningDove on
Sunday, 18th September 2005 @ 11:41:26 PM AEST
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Brilliant write, Jeff. I have always loved listening to the stories of the elderly. I have always listened to the stories of the aged in my family and the friends that would visit. I love visiting the nursing homes and talk with them. There is such wisdom there that could be used today to better our society if life would take the time to listen. I really enjoyed this write.
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