Pearl Eyes

A Poem By Hannah Nguyen

with every step you take 

pearls fill up where 

your feet once were 

people greedily follow you, 

grabbing the pearls left behind “more, more”, they beg 

you hear their pleading voices and turn around 

once seeing your eyes 

their own became hollow 

and with arms stretched outward, they pick at your beautiful pearls 

while they fight amongst themselves, no longer able to see, 

pearls still at your feet, 

you walk aimlessly 

missing the skyline 

in spite of that, 

your ears which had only brought you the cries of people 

now focus on 

the ocean waves 

you had never noticed before