I meet the gaze
through eyes that whisper the answer
for those brave enough to look deeper.

When there’s pain behind their smile
when there’s betrayal behind their wall
or when there’s a lie behind what they say.

They made me realize
not every eye
is glad to meet another’s eyes.

Even when it rains
not everyone
welcomes the umbrella that shelters their pain.

Father said, 
"O child, don’t turn cruel!
even when the world doesn’t align with your mind."

Every step I take
is walking as I pray
toward the light despite the gray.