Do I know you? Certainly I’ve seen you somewhere before? Your face is so familiar, but I can’t quite place it. It seems I should, know you that is. I remember now – your eyes. I’ve seen your eyes before, bright and glistening; dancing shades of blue and green with a hint of ocher when the sunlight strikes them so. Beautiful, your eyes; but something else as well – something deeper, something hidden. You mask it well, the pain, the sorrow, the dejection; the overwhelming regret. You’ve a knack for such things, don’t you? Constructing an elaborate veil to keep the world at bay? But eyes, they reveal what lives within if one is honest enough to look. I always remember a set of eyes; particularly ones guarding wounds so old yet still so raw. Yes, I’ve seen your eyes before, though it seems I choose to forget this particular set until the mirror forces me to see their grief once more.
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Sotet Angyal 
April 17th, 2014 at 5:11 am
Like the little twist at the end! I’m loving all your posts for the A-Z Challenge. I MUST get organised and do it next year! 🙂
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May 20th, 2014 at 2:07 pm
Thank you, Karen!! Happy to see your face pop up in the comments section! It’s tough to keep up with – I’m answering this comment a month after you made it. (Just know what you’re in for – I’ve already sworn off next year, but I’m sure I’ll do it anyway! lol) 😀
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April 17th, 2014 at 10:04 am
Just a brilliant write!
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May 20th, 2014 at 2:08 pm
Thank you, thank you! And thank you for following my crazed ramble through the A to Z maze! It is greatly appreciated!! I have it on good authority that I need to set a day aside and delve into your blog much deeper – and so I shall! 😀
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April 17th, 2014 at 10:50 am
😀 you gave that one away sweetie – well done
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May 20th, 2014 at 2:10 pm
Not everyone needs to be couched, you are supposed to get that she is talking to herself early on in this piece. It may be a bit of typical trope, but I put my words to it, and that pleases me. Thank you, Sue! Always appreciated!! (even when the response is over a month late!!!!) 😉
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April 17th, 2014 at 11:00 am
Simply wonderful prose, Nina! I’ve followed your A-Z from A, of course, and each of your posts shine on their own. I can plainly see (and read) that you’ve taken this quite seriously. Your talent jumps out 🙂
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May 20th, 2014 at 2:18 pm
Thank you, Joe! There is a gruesomeness to this post that doesn’t come from blood or gore, but from its closeness to reality. 🙂
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April 17th, 2014 at 1:49 pm
Nice. Got a little chill there.
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May 20th, 2014 at 2:18 pm
Hi Renae!! Thank you 🙂
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April 17th, 2014 at 3:20 pm
I played with ONCE and it was not working, so glad I did not use it because yours is FANTASTIC ! #AtoZchallenge ☮Peace ☮ ღ ONE ℒℴνℯ ღ ☼ Light ☼ visiting from http://4covert2overt.blogspot.com/
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May 20th, 2014 at 2:20 pm
Hi Maria, thank you for the compliment! I still need to make it over to your blog to catch up, and I will! I appreciate you dropping by! 🙂
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