Sadness

There was a sadness in her eyes

That had never been there 

A weariness drawn from long days

Weeks

Months

The light in her eyes subdued

Not certain if extinguished 

Or just veiled by the weight of life

Still the beauty she had always been

But not the same person

Not the same woman

Her soul just a little bit less

This sadness did not surround her

Nor did it eminate from her

It was as if it just followed her

Reminding her of the weight of life

And loss

And love 

And somehow dimming the glow

Which had carried her for so long 

©johnfklee