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Eyes
Eyes tell much —
Often more than we want
Every expression
Every emotion escapes free
As they see
Eyes filter the light of emotion
And unveil the truths
And uncover our facades.
Expressions tumble past our consciousness,
Tiptoeing through our inner walls.
Nothing stops them
Except for the moments our eyes shut to blink,
Covering our colorful irises
But only for a brief moment.
Eyes.
They’re always showing, seeing, shimmering,
The lens of the world focuses into view
Whirring and blinking stalls — but does not distort — the feelings shown.
A perfect photo captured by the shutter
Click.
Every emotion seen by the eyes
Lies permanently engraved by the photographer.
Looks may be deceiving
Yet the eyes show the truth
Altering the photos leave you faltering
And frame these faces as fakes.
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Iffat, the author of this piece, is a senior in high school at the time of writing and will be attending the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and will study in business. She is involved in many extracurriculars, including National Honors Society, Women in Leadership, Future Business Leaders of America, Art Club, and Creative Writing Club. In Creative Writing Club, Iffat has been president for two years and is the Editor-In-Chief of her school's literary magazine, Quill.