Faces

Like flotsam and jetsam drifting ashore,

aging’s fragile coastline of time reflects…

kindness,

the gentle layering of drifting sand.

resentment,

weathered fissures of entrenched scowling.

compassion,

everchanging tides of softness ebbing through radiant eyes.

disappointment,

chaotic waves curving inward the lips and jowls.

contentment,

the lapping calm of peaceful smiles.

anger,

the pressure of life’s barometer unabated,

Leaving…

Time’s final tempest of billowy mass

clouding over corneas and breath.