These Hazel Eyes

not defined by pop culture
behind eyes so experience-aged
unrecognizable to grade school playmates
hardening experiences
softening hope
mysteries swirled in changing colors
an outfit, a mood, an extreme
reflecting darkness, mesmerizing light
curiosity envelopes an onlooker
unaware, the danger lurking underneath
breaking passionate ice
left in shards wanting wholeness
finding pieces
never
welded, blended, burnt, or sewn back
together