Life As I Know It

Salty water dripping down my cheeks from my olive shaped hazel eyes Nostalgia in the air I breathe. When I was just a child Bright rooms and Bright eyes of people I use to call family. Teeth clattering as they talk and laugh until their lungs hurt. Today, there are no bright eyes only eyes of sorrow. No more teeth chattering away No more laughter All has faded into the past just as the people that came with the laughter, Soon enough I realize its all apart of life. Death, Betrayal, lies, love, loss, change. All prepare us; Major transitions in the world. Many don't realize the people that should be cherished aren't; then suddenly those people are gone. Drifted away...