Them Eyes

Somehow, I forgot
about those eyes of yours

I stand here surprised and
taken back because
best I remembered
it was your smile that
lit up the hall and
planted a mark on my brain

So it's unthinkable that
those spheres
staring at me now
like golden nuggets
submerged in ancient earth
escaped my memory...................................................

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