Nietzsche

i have a picture
Of myself
Before I stared
Into the abyss
And it stared back
Something subtle
Changed about
The eyes
A subtle shift
In light

I have three sons
Aged 7 12 and 16
And in their photos
Their eyes
Even the eyes of the one
Who is 16
Still have that
Pre-abyss light

Someday
They will see
What I have seen
Someday
The eye light will change

And we will still
Love each other
And we will still
Share our thoughts
And we will still
Live on

But our laugh
Something about
Our laugh
Will change

To match the change
In our eye-light