Black Eyes

The spotlight on her face, reveals two black eyes

The world just sees a smile, but doesn’t know what’s hidden inside

Underneath the layers hides a power that nobody knows

That keeps getting stronger through all of the strikes and blows

Each day she climbs to the heights of her dreams

Only to fall down to a cold reality, that unravels her at the seams

Whether it’s in pubic or private she can’t bare the shame

Of her failures being ridiculed by the world making a parody of her name

But her life rolls on, seemingly unbothered by it all

Clinging to the hope that she’ll reach her dreams, without the great fall

People and time will pass by, never knowing what pain existed

Because all of that was locked up, and when it tried to escape she resisted

So go on little creature go on, and live the life you’ll never quite reach

Because your mind is in the forest, but your heart is on the beach

These are the words and feelings for today

That our Panda friends will never get to say